6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
75.3%
Blue Coat K9 Web Protection is prone to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability.
# Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900103");
script_version("2022-05-11T11:17:52+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-05-11 11:17:52 +0000 (Wed, 11 May 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-08-22 10:29:01 +0200 (Fri, 22 Aug 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-2752");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_name("Blue Coat K9 Web Protection Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-61/advisory/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30463");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30464");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-64/advisory/");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Blue Coat K9 Web Protection is prone to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws exist due to errors in filter services (k9filter.exe) when handling
- http version information in responses from a centralised server
(sp.cwfservice.net).
- Referer: headers during access to the web-based K9 Web Protection
Administration interface.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Blue Coat K9 Web Protection versions 3.2.44 and prior on Windows (All)");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to cause
stack based buffer overflow by sending specially crafted malicious
code containing and overly long http version information and
reference header.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
exit(0);
}
blueVer = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion" +
"\Uninstall\Blue Coat K9 Web Protection",
item:"DisplayVersion");
if(egrep(pattern:"^([0-2]\..*|3\.([01]\..*|2\.([0-3]?[0-9]|4[0-4])))$",
string:blueVer)) {
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}