Kerio Personal Firewall Multiple SYN Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:5570

Info

Kerio Personal Firewall Multiple SYN Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5570
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 26 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 26 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by "Abraham Lincoln" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Kerio Personal Firewall 2 2.1.4
Kerio Personal Firewall 2 2.1.3
Kerio Personal Firewall 2 2.1.2
Kerio Personal Firewall 2 2.1.1
Kerio Personal Firewall 2 2.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Kerio Personal Firewall Multiple SYN Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) is a personal firewall product for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

When KPF recieves a large number of SYN packets are recieved from a single source, the firewall process will consume all available CPU time, and eventually hang the vulnerable system. A reboot may be required in order to regain normal functionality.

Exploit / POC

Kerio Personal Firewall Multiple SYN Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

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