CVE-2006-3787: Low severity Kerio Personal Firewall vulnerability

Published Jul 21, 2006
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Updated

kpf4ss.exe in Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall 4.3.x before 4.3.268 does not properly hook the CreateRemoteThread API function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and bypass protection mechanisms by calling CreateRemoteThread.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Kerio Personal Firewall<=4.3.246

Event History

Jul 21, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3787?

CVE-2006-3787 has a low severity rating as it primarily causes denial of service without any elevated privileges required.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-3787?

To mitigate CVE-2006-3787, update to Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall version 4.3.268 or later which addresses the vulnerability.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2006-3787?

Users of Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall versions prior to 4.3.268 are affected by CVE-2006-3787.

4

What does CVE-2006-3787 exploit?

CVE-2006-3787 exploits a failure in proper hooking of the CreateRemoteThread API function.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2006-3787?

The impact of CVE-2006-3787 is a potential denial of service due to application crashes.

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