# CVE-2013-5959: Blue Coat ProxySG before 6.2.14.1, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, and 6.5 before 6.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumpti

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Blue Coat ProxySG before 6.2.14.1, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, and 6.5 before 6.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and dropped connections) via a recursive href in an HTML page, which triggers a large number of HTTP RW pipeline pre-fetch requests.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/54991
- http://osvdb.org/97767
- https://kb.bluecoat.com/index?page=content&id=SA75
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029088

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