What is the severity of CVE-2006-5721?

CVE-2006-5721 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a system crash.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5721?

To mitigate CVE-2006-5721, upgrade to a newer version of Outpost Firewall PRO that addresses this vulnerability.

What is the cause of CVE-2006-5721?

CVE-2006-5721 is caused by the \Device\SandBox driver allowing local users to exploit invalid arguments sent to the DeviceIoControl function.

Who is affected by CVE-2006-5721?

Local users of Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0 are affected by CVE-2006-5721.

What impact does CVE-2006-5721 have on systems?

CVE-2006-5721 can lead to a denial of service, resulting in system crashes when exploited.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-5721

medium

4.9

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

4/11/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-5721

First published: Sat Nov 04 2006(Updated: )

The \Device\SandBox driver in Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0 (964.582.059) allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an invalid argument to the DeviceIoControl function that triggers an invalid memory operation.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Agnitum Outpost Firewall	=4.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5721?
CVE-2006-5721 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a system crash.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5721?
To mitigate CVE-2006-5721, upgrade to a newer version of Outpost Firewall PRO that addresses this vulnerability.
What is the cause of CVE-2006-5721?
CVE-2006-5721 is caused by the \Device\SandBox driver allowing local users to exploit invalid arguments sent to the DeviceIoControl function.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-5721?
Local users of Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0 are affected by CVE-2006-5721.
What impact does CVE-2006-5721 have on systems?
CVE-2006-5721 can lead to a denial of service, resulting in system crashes when exploited.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5721?
CVE-2006-5721 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a system crash.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5721?
To mitigate CVE-2006-5721, upgrade to a newer version of Outpost Firewall PRO that addresses this vulnerability.
What is the cause of CVE-2006-5721?
CVE-2006-5721 is caused by the \Device\SandBox driver allowing local users to exploit invalid arguments sent to the DeviceIoControl function.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-5721?
Local users of Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0 are affected by CVE-2006-5721.
What impact does CVE-2006-5721 have on systems?
CVE-2006-5721 can lead to a denial of service, resulting in system crashes when exploited.