CVE-2004-1109: Medium severity Kerio Personal Firewall vulnerability

Published Dec 1, 2004
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Updated

The FWDRV.SYS driver in Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system freeze from infinite loop) via a (1) TCP, (2) UDP, or (3) ICMP packet with a zero length IP Option field.

Affected Software

8 affected components
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.1
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.1.1
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.0.8
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.0.7
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.0.16
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.0.10
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.0.6
Kerio Personal Firewall=4.0.9

Remediation

Event History

Dec 1, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1109?

CVE-2004-1109 has a moderate severity rating as it can cause a denial of service through high CPU consumption and system freeze.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-1109?

To fix CVE-2004-1109, update to Kerio Personal Firewall version 4.1.2 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

3

What types of packets can exploit CVE-2004-1109?

CVE-2004-1109 can be exploited using TCP, UDP, or ICMP packets with a zero-length IP Option field.

4

Which versions of Kerio Personal Firewall are affected by CVE-2004-1109?

Kerio Personal Firewall versions 4.0.6 through 4.1.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2004-1109.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2004-1109 on users?

The impact of CVE-2004-1109 includes potential system crashes due to infinite loops causing denial of service.

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