Internet Junkbuster Proxy Unauthorized Connections Vulnerability

BID:6471

Info

Internet Junkbuster Proxy Unauthorized Connections Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6471
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 23 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 23 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Andrew Daviel <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Junkbuster Internet Junkbuster 2.0.1
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
Not Vulnerable: Junkbuster Internet Junkbuster 2.0.2
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.0

Discussion

Internet Junkbuster Proxy Unauthorized Connections Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Junkbuster may allow remote attackers to abuse the proxy to make unauthorized connections to arbitrary ports on any hosts that the proxy may access.

It is possible to exploit this issue using the CONNECT method to proxy an unauthorized connection to an arbitrary port on any host the proxy may access.

Exploit / POC

Internet Junkbuster Proxy Unauthorized Connections Vulnerability

There is no exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Internet Junkbuster Proxy Unauthorized Connections Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in Junkbuster 2.0.2 and users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.


Junkbuster Internet Junkbuster 2.0.1

References

Internet Junkbuster Proxy Unauthorized Connections Vulnerability

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