AdSubtract Proxy ACL Bypass Connection Proxying Vulnerability

BID:7818

Info

AdSubtract Proxy ACL Bypass Connection Proxying Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7818
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 04 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 04 2003 12:00AM
Credit: The discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Joe Stewart.
Vulnerable: AdSubtract AdSubtract Proxy 2.55
AdSubtract AdSubtract Proxy 2.54
AdSubtract AdSubtract Proxy 2.53
AdSubtract AdSubtract Proxy 2.52
AdSubtract AdSubtract Proxy 2.51
AdSubtract AdSubtract Proxy 2.50
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

AdSubtract Proxy ACL Bypass Connection Proxying Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported for AdSubtract Proxy. The problem occurs due to the application failing to handle specially crafted hostnames when carrying out reverse DNS lookups. By constructing a malicious hostname entry on a attacker-controlled DNS server, it may be possible for an attacker to bypass the access control list enforced by AdSubtract.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthorized remote user to anonymously proxy connections through the affected software.

Solution / Fix

AdSubtract Proxy ACL Bypass Connection Proxying Vulnerability

Solution:
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