VDB-36855 · CVE-2007-2729 · OSVDB 37375

Microsoft Personal Firewall 2.4.18.184 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Personal Firewall 2.4.18.184. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2729. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Personal Firewall 2.4.18.184 (Firewall Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.18.184 and Comodo Personal Firewall 2.3.6.81, and probably older Comodo Firewall versions, do not properly test for equivalence of process identifiers for certain Microsoft Windows API functions in the NT kernel 5.0 and greater, which allows local users to call these functions, and bypass firewall rules or gain privileges, via a modified identifier that is one, two, or three greater than the canonical identifier.

The weakness was published 05/16/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2729 since 05/16/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/24/2017).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (37375†). Similar entry is available at VDB-36856. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Timelineinfo

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06/18/2007 +33 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2824 days 🔍
10/24/2017 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-2729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36855
OSVDB: 37375 - Comodo Firewall Pro Windows API Function Identifier Manipulation Local Policy Bypass

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 10/24/2017 09:04
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (49), 10/24/2017 09:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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