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ZoneAlarm Pro vsdatant Driver Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA25064
Release Date: 2007-05-02
Last Update: 2007-05-07
Popularity: 6,538 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:ZoneAlarm Pro 2.x
ZoneAlarm Pro 3.x
ZoneAlarm Pro 4.x
ZoneAlarm Pro 5.x
ZoneAlarm Pro 6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2467


Description:
Matousec has discovered a vulnerability in ZoneAlarm Pro, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of data sent to the "Device\vsdatant" device. This can be exploited to crash a vulnerable system by sending malformed data to the said device.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 6.5.737.000 and also reported in version 6.1.744.001. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Upgrade to version 7.0.302.000 or later.
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/conten....jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en

Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Matousec Transparent Security

Changelog:
2007-05-07: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisori...n-of-vsdatant-driver-input-buffer.php


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