The Remote Filtering component in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.3 Hotfix 18 and 7.x before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a large volume of traffic.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Websense_web_security | Websense | * | 6.3.3 (including) |
| Websense_web_security | Websense | 6.3.0 (including) | 6.3.0 (including) |
| Websense_web_security | Websense | 6.3.1 (including) | 6.3.1 (including) |
| Websense_web_security | Websense | 6.3.2 (including) | 6.3.2 (including) |
| Websense_web_security | Websense | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Websense_web_security | Websense | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
References
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf