PT-2002-3109 · Sygate · Sygate Personal Firewall

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2397

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sygate personal firewall version 5.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass firewall filters. This can be achieved by spoofing either the source IP address as 127.0.0.1 or the network address as 127.0.0.0.

Recommendations For Sygate personal firewall version 5.0, consider restricting access to the firewall configuration to prevent unauthorized changes until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, monitor network traffic closely for signs of spoofed IP addresses, specifically 127.0.0.1 and 127.0.0.0, to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2397

Affected Products

Sygate Personal Firewall

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2397 · Security Note
• http://derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/VulnWatch/2002-09/0015.html · Note
• http://www22.brinkster.com/nssitech/nssilabs/nssi-2002-sygatepfw5.html · Note
• http://securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5WP0I2A8AI.html · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10108.php · Note