Kerio WinRoute firewall Web browsing denial of service
| kerio-winroute-browsing-dos (24317) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Kerio WinRoute Firewall is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by an unspecified error that can occur when browsing the Web. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malicious Web site to cause 100% CPU utilization on the victim's system.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Kerio WinRoute Firewall (6.1.4 Patch 2 or later), available from the Kerio Technologies Inc. Web site. See References.
References:
- Kerio Technologies Inc. Web site: Kerio WinRoute Firewall - Release History.
- BID-16385: Kerio WinRoute Firewall Web Browsing Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0336: Kerio WinRoute Firewall before 6.1.4 Patch 2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and hang) via unknown vectors involving browsing the web.
- OSVDB ID: 22631: Kerio WinRoute Firewall Unspecified Web Browsing DoS
- SA18589: Kerio WinRoute Firewall Web Browsing Denial of Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0324: Kerio WinRoute Firewall Web Browsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Kerio Kerio WinRoute Firewall prior to 6.1.4Patch2
Reported:
Jan 19, 2006
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