First published: Wed Aug 29 2001(Updated: )
ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm Pro allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service by running a trojan to initialize a ZoneAlarm mutex object which prevents ZoneAlarm from starting.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Zonelabs ZoneAlarm | =7.0.302.000 | |
Zonelabs ZoneAlarm | ||
Checkpoint Zonealarm Pro | >=2.6 |
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CVE-2001-0682 is considered to be a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2001-0682, ensure that you are using an updated version of ZoneAlarm or ZoneAlarm Pro that includes security patches.
CVE-2001-0682 affects certain versions of ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm Pro, particularly version 7.0.302.000 and earlier versions.
CVE-2001-0682 requires local access to exploit, making remote exploitation unlikely.
The impact of CVE-2001-0682 is a denial of service which prevents ZoneAlarm from starting, compromising the system's security.