Outpost Firewall PRO outpost_ipc_hdr denial of service
| outpostfirewall-outpostipchdr-dos (34686) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Outpost Firewall PRO is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the outpost_ipc_hdr object. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to stop responding.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-Of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Outpost Firewall PRO (2008 6.0.2162.205.402.266 or later), available from the Outpost Firewall PRO Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jun 01 2007 - 12:37:09 CDT : Outpost Enforcing system reboot with 'outpost_ipc_hdr' mutex Vulnerability.
- Matousec Transparent Security Advisory 2007-06-01.01: Outpost Enforcing system reboot with 'outpost_ipc_hdr' mutex Vulnerability.
- Outpost Firewall PRO Web site: Outpost Firewall PRO - Personal Firewall.
- BID-24284: Agnitum Outpost Firewall Outpost_IPC_HDR Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3086: Unrestricted critical resource lock in Agnitum Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0 1007.591.145 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by capturing the outpost_ipc_hdr mutex.
Platforms Affected:
- Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.
- Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1007.591.145
- Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.964.582.059
Reported:
Jun 01, 2007
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