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FKIE_CVE-2006-6623

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-18 11:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:33
Severity
Summary
Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to identify a process, which allows local users to bypass the product's controls on a process by spoofing the (1) ImagePathName, (2) CommandLine, and (3) WindowTitle fields in the PEB.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.matousec.com/downloads/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/ex-coat.zip
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Bypassing-process-identification-serveral-personal-firewalls-HIPS.phpVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454522/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21615
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.matousec.com/downloads/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/ex-coat.zip
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Bypassing-process-identification-serveral-personal-firewalls-HIPS.phpVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454522/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21615
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
avg antivirus_plus_firewall 7.5.431
comodo comodo_personal_firewall 2.3.6.81
filseclab personal_firewall 3.0.8686
infoprocess antihook 3.0.23
soft4ever look_n_stop 2.05p2
symantec sygate_personal_firewall 5.6.2808
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