CVE-2010-5147: Medium severity websense web security vulnerability

Published Aug 23, 2012
·
Updated

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

12 affected components
Websense Websense Web Security<=6.3.3
Websense Websense Web Security=6.3.0
Websense Websense Web Security=6.3.1
Websense Websense Web Security=6.3.2
Websense Websense Web Security=7.0
Websense Websense Web Security=7.1
Websense Websense Web Filter<=6.3.3
Websense Websense Web Filter=6.3.0
Websense Websense Web Filter=6.3.1
Websense Websense Web Filter=6.3.2
Websense Websense Web Filter=7.0
Websense Websense Web Filter=7.1

Event History

Aug 23, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-5147?

CVE-2010-5147 is categorized as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-5147?

To mitigate CVE-2010-5147, upgrade to Websense Web Security and Web Filter version 6.3.3 Hotfix 18 or version 7.1.1.

3

What are the affected versions for CVE-2010-5147?

CVE-2010-5147 affects Websense Web Security versions 6.3.0 to 6.3.2 and 7.0 to 7.1, along with Websense Web Filter of the same versions.

4

What kind of impact does CVE-2010-5147 have?

CVE-2010-5147 can lead to a denial of service, causing the affected daemon to exit under heavy traffic.

5

Who can exploit CVE-2010-5147?

Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2010-5147 by sending a high volume of traffic to the vulnerable Websense components.

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