Websense Web Security prior 6.3.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Websense Web Security. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-5132. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Websense Web Security (Anti-Malware Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Filtering Service in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.1 Hotfix 106 and 7.x before 7.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (filtering outage) via a crafted URL.

The weakness was published 08/26/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-5132 since 08/26/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (78570). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Security 6.3.0

Timelineinfo

08/26/2012 🔍
08/26/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +939 days 🔍
01/30/2018 +1044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: forcepoint.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-5132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-5132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61875
X-Force: 78570 - Websense Web Security and Web Filter Filtering Service denial of service

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/30/2018 10:20
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 01/30/2018 10:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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