ZoneAlarm 6.1.744.000 vsmon.exe Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ZoneAlarm 6.1.744.000. This affects an unknown function of the file vsmon.exe. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1221. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ZoneAlarm 6.1.744.000 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file vsmon.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service (VSMON.exe) in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm s own folders before other folders that are specified in a user s PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into a folder that has insecure permissions, but is searched before ZoneAlarm s folder. NOTE: since this issue is dependent on the existence of a vulnerability in a separate product (weak permissions of executables or libraries, or the execution of malicious code), perhaps it should not be included in CVE.

The bug was discovered 03/08/2006. The weakness was released 03/14/2006 by Reed Arvin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1221 since 03/14/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21165 (ZoneAlarm VSMON.exe Local Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Firewalls and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25097), Tenable (21165), SecurityFocus (BID 17037†), OSVDB (23829†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015743†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Firewall Software

Name

ZoneAlarm

Version

6.1.744.000

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21165
Nessus Name: ZoneAlarm VSMON.exe Local Privilege Escalation
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/08/2006 🔍
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03/14/2006 +5 days 🔍
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06/16/2019 +1557 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Reed Arvin
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1221 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1221
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29191
X-Force: 25097
SecurityFocus: 17037 - Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Security Suite Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 23829 - Zone Labs - ZoneAlarm Security Suite - Local Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015743
Vulnerability Center: 10889 - Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0947

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/16/2019 09:04
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (68), 06/16/2019 09:04 (4)
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