Kerio Personal Firewall up to 2.1.4 Configuration File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Kerio Personal Firewall up to 2.1.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Configuration File. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2329. There is no exploit available. The application of restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kerio Personal Firewall up to 2.1.4 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) 2.1.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via the Load button in the Firewall Configuration Files option, which does not drop privileges before opening the file loading dialog box.

The weakness was shared 01/29/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2329 since 08/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14981), SecurityFocus (BID 9525†), OSVDB (3748†), Secunia (SA10746†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1008870†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Upgrade: Personal Firewall 2.1.5

Timelineinfo

01/29/2004 🔍
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12/31/2004 +336 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +228 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3492 days 🔍
04/26/2025 +3701 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kerio.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2329 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23224
X-Force: 14981 - Kerio Personal Firewall allows elevated privileges
SecurityFocus: 9525 - Kerio Personal Firewall Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 10746 - Kerio Personal Firewall Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3748 - Kerio Personal Firewall Configuration File Load Button Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1008870

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 04/26/2025 03:57
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (57), 06/23/2018 07:35 (6), 04/26/2025 03:57 (23)
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Cache ID: 216:9CF:103

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