Bypassing Firewall Rules via HTTP CONNECT Requests in Astaro Security Linux 6.0

CVE-2005-2729 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The HTTP proxy in Astaro Security Linux 6.0 does not properly filter HTTP CONNECT requests to localhost, which allows remote attackers to bypass firewall rules and connect to local services.

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