---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Blue Coat WinProxy CONNECT Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA24049 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/24049/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: DoS, System access WHERE: >From local network SOFTWARE: WinProxy 6.x http://secunia.com/product/6750/ DESCRIPTION: Manuel Santamarina Suarez has reported a vulnerability in Blue Coat WinProxy, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of HTTP CONNECT requests and can be exploited to crash the service or cause a heap-based buffer overflow by sending an overly long CONNECT request to the proxy service. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in versions 6.1a and 6.0 r1c. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Update to version 6.1r1c. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Discovered by Manuel Santamarina Suarez and reported via iDefense Labs. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=471 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------