CVE-2006-6623
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.003 · 26 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to identify a process, which allows local users to bypass the product's controls on a process by spoofing the (1) ImagePathName, (2) CommandLine, and (3) WindowTitle fields in the PEB.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- comodo comodo personal firewall= 2.3.6.81nvdUScpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_personal_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- symantec sygate personal firewall= 5.6.2808nvdUScpe:2.3:a:symantec:sygate_personal_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.matousec.com/downloads/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/ex-coat.zipenisa_euvd
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Bypassing-process-identification-serveral-personal-firewalls-HIPS.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454522/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21615enisa_euvd
- http://www.matousec.com/downloads/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/ex-coat.zipnvd
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Bypassing-process-identification-serveral-personal-firewalls-HIPS.phpVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454522/100/0/threadednvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21615nvd
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