Blue Coat K9 Web Protection Web management interface buffer overflow
| bluecoat-management-interface-bo (34773) |  High Risk |
Description:
Blue Coat K9 Web Protection is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Web management interface. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site that passes an overly long HTTP GET request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Blue Coat K9 Web Protection (3.2.44 or later), available from the K9 Web Protection Web site. See References.
References:
- CSIS Security Research and Intelligence Advisory : BlueCoat K9 Web Protection 3.2.36 Overflow.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:59:50 CDT: CSIS Advisory: BlueCoat K9 Web Protection 3.2.36 Overflow.
- K9 Web Protection Web site: K9 Web Protection - Download.
- BID-24373: Blue Coat Systems K9 Web Protection Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1685: Buffer overflow in k9filter.exe in BlueCoat K9 Web Protection 3.2.36, and probably other versions before 3.2.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request to port 2372.
- SA25593: Blue Coat K9 Web Protection Management Service Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1018210: Blue Coat Systems K9 Web Protection Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2104: Blue Coat K9 Web Protection Management Interface Command Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- BlueCoat K9 Web Protection 3.2.36
Reported:
Jun 08, 2007
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