Sygate Personal Firewall open UDP ports
| sygate-firewall-open-ports (11138) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sygate Personal Firewall could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By specifying a source port of 137 or 138, a remote attacker could bypass the firewall and possibly launch further attacks against the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 30 Jan 2003 18:19:23 -0800: Sygate Security Bulletin ID SS20030129-0002.
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 22 Jan 2003 20:35:50 +0100: Access to open udp ports with Sygate Pro 5.0.
- BID-6684: SyGate Insecure UDP Source Port Firewall Bypass Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Symantec Sygate Personal Firewall 5.0
- Symantec Sygate Security Agent 3.0
Reported:
Jan 22, 2003
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