Description
The Filtering Service in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.1 Hotfix 136 and 7.x before 7.1.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (filtering outage) via a crafted sequence of characters in a URI.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspxVendor Advisory
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdfVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78345
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspxVendor Advisory
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdfVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78345
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 23, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified