CVE-2007-1685: bluecoat k9_web_protection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-1685 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in bluecoat k9_web_protection. EPSS estimates a 13.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 08-06-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow in k9filter.exe in BlueCoat K9 Web Protection 3.2.36, and probably other versions before 3.2.44, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request to port 2372.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
13.52%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 13.52% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundBlue Coat Systems K9 Web Protection 32.36 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Bluecoat1 product
- k9_web_protection3.2.36
1 vendor · 1 product
References
11 links- www.csis.dk/dk/forside/Bluecoat-k9.pdfX Refsource MISC