CVE-2006-3973 (GCVE-0-2006-3973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-11-22 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:48
VLAI
Summary
My Firewall Plus 5.0 Build 1119 does not verify if explorer.exe is running before launching iexplore.exe from the "Test Your Firewall" feature, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452233/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/21142 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21228 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4635 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017267 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-59/advisory x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2006-11-21 00:00
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