CVE-2005-4085 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in BlueCoat WinProxy before version 6.1a and ProxyAV before 2.4.2.3. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long Host header. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:webproxy:4.0:r1a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:webproxy:4.0:r1b:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:webproxy:4.0:r1c:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:webproxy:4.0:r1e:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:webproxy:4.0:r1f:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.