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CVE-2004-1658

4.6 · MEDIUM

Kerio Personal Firewall 4.0 (KPF4) allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass the Application Security feature and execute arbitrary processes by directly writing to \device\physic…

Published Sep 2, 2004kerioEPSS 0.92%

Overview

CVE-2004-1658 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting kerio personal_firewall. It was published on September 2, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Kerio Personal Firewall 4.0 (KPF4) allows local users with administrative privileges to bypass the Application Security feature and execute arbitrary processes by directly writing to \device\physicalmemory to restore the running kernel's SDT ServiceTable.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from kerio. Update personal_firewall to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1658?

CVE-2004-1658 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting kerio personal_firewall. It was published on September 2, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-1658?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-1658?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from kerio. Update personal_firewall to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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