Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 does not properly validate certain parameters...
Vulnerability Description
Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtDeleteFile, (3) NtLoadDriver, (4) NtOpenProcess, (5) NtOpenSection, (6) NtOpenThread, and (7) NtUnloadDriver kernel SSDT hooks, a partial regression of CVE-2006-7160.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
- http://osvdb.org/45899
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
- http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
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