CVE-2007-2952

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 15.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the filter service (aka k9filter.exe) in Blue Coat K9 Web Protection 3.2.44 with Filter 3.2.32 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP Referer header to the K9 Web Protection Administration interface and (2) man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP response with a long HTTP version field.

Affected products

Blue Coat Systems Filter: 3.2.32
Blue Coat Systems K9 Web Protection: 3.2.44

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/25813
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-61/advisory/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-64/advisory/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494975/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494984/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30463
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30464
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020587
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020588
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2263/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44123
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44124

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