CVE-2007-1685

BlueCoat K9 Web Protection < 3.2.44 - Buffer Overflow via Long HTTP GET Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1685. PoCs published by Dennis Rand.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in K9 Web Protection by sending a maliciously crafted URL to overwrite SEH records and potentially execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Dennis Rand · htmldosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30163

This exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in K9 Web Protection by sending a maliciously crafted URL to overwrite SEH records and potentially execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: K9 Web Protection 3.2.36
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · K9 Web Protection running on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/Bluecoat-k9.pdf
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018210
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470836/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2104
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34773
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/37186
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/271601
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24373
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063848.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25593
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0190.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1352
EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
bluecoat/k9_web_protection 3.2.36
Published Jun 08, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026