What is the severity of CVE-2007-5042?

CVE-2007-5042 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to a denial of service and potential privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5042?

To mitigate CVE-2007-5042, users should upgrade to a patched version of Outpost Firewall Pro or consider using an alternative firewall solution.

What actions can be exploited due to CVE-2007-5042?

CVE-2007-5042 can be exploited through specific calls like NtCreateKey, NtDeleteFile, and NtLoadDriver, potentially resulting in a system crash.

Who is affected by CVE-2007-5042?

CVE-2007-5042 affects users of Outpost Firewall Pro version 4.0.1025.7828 and could impact local user security.

What could happen if I am affected by CVE-2007-5042?

If affected by CVE-2007-5042, users may experience denial of service and could potentially gain elevated privileges on the system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2007-5042

medium

4.6

CWE

264

24/9/2007

15/10/2018

CVE-2007-5042

First published: Mon Sep 24 2007(Updated: )

Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtDeleteFile, (3) NtLoadDriver, (4) NtOpenProcess, (5) NtOpenSection, (6) NtOpenThread, and (7) NtUnloadDriver kernel SSDT hooks, a partial regression of CVE-2006-7160.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Agnitum Outpost Firewall	=4.0.1025.7828

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5042?
CVE-2007-5042 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to a denial of service and potential privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5042?
To mitigate CVE-2007-5042, users should upgrade to a patched version of Outpost Firewall Pro or consider using an alternative firewall solution.
What actions can be exploited due to CVE-2007-5042?
CVE-2007-5042 can be exploited through specific calls like NtCreateKey, NtDeleteFile, and NtLoadDriver, potentially resulting in a system crash.
Who is affected by CVE-2007-5042?
CVE-2007-5042 affects users of Outpost Firewall Pro version 4.0.1025.7828 and could impact local user security.
What could happen if I am affected by CVE-2007-5042?
If affected by CVE-2007-5042, users may experience denial of service and could potentially gain elevated privileges on the system.

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