CVE-2007-1685 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in BlueCoat K9 Web Protection versions prior to 3.2.44, specifically affecting k9filter.exe. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted, long HTTP GET request to port 2372. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, proof-of-concept exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for exploitation, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:k9_web_protection:3.2.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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