CVE-2007-0796 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP CONNECT request triggering heap corruption in WinProxy.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0796?
CVE-2007-0796 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.1a and 6.0 r1c, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP CONNECT request, which triggers heap corruption.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0796?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bluecoat Winproxy.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-0796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hv8v-f47f-p422.