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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-1685 · published 8 June 2007

CVE-2007-1685: Bluecoat k9 web protection vulnerability

Bluecoat · K9 Web Protection

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 14% · top 3.7%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0190.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063848.html
http://osvdb.org/37186
http://secunia.com/advisories/25593
http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/Bluecoat-k9.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/271601 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470836/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018210
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34773
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-06/0190.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063848.html
http://osvdb.org/37186
http://secunia.com/advisories/25593
http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/Bluecoat-k9.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/271601 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470836/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018210
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34773

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-1685), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.