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Title: Network Appliance NetCache Tunnelling Configuration Vulnerability

Severity: HIGH

Description:

NetCache is an appliance designed to provide caching of commonly accessed network resources as a means of enhanced content delivery.

A problem exists in the default configurations of some versions of the NetCache Operating System. With some configurations, the 'config.http.tunnel.allow_ports' option is set to '+all'.

As a result, it may be possible for remote users to tunnel through the appliance to arbitrary ports on any remote system.

Affected Products:

  • Network Appliance NetCacheC1100 Series
  • Network Appliance NetCacheC3100 Series
  • Network Appliance NetCacheC6100 Series
  • Network Appliance NetCacheC700 Series

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