PT-2006-7225 · Sygate · Sygate Personal Firewall

Published 2006-12-18 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-6623

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sygate Personal Firewall version 5.6.2808

Description The issue allows local users to bypass the product's controls on a process by spoofing the ImagePathName, CommandLine, and WindowTitle fields in the Process Environment Block (PEB). This is due to the product relying on the PEB to identify a process.

Recommendations For Sygate Personal Firewall version 5.6.2808, consider restricting access to the PEB fields to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional validation checks on the ImagePathName, CommandLine, and WindowTitle fields to prevent spoofing. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6623

Affected Products

Sygate Personal Firewall

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6623 · Security Note
• http://matousec.com/info/advisories/Bypassing-process-identification-serveral-personal-firewalls-HIPS.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/454522/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://matousec.com/downloads/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/ex-coat.zip · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21615 · Note