Denial of Service Vulnerability in Norton Personal Firewall by Symantec
CVE-2006-3725

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Symantec
Status
Norton Personal Firewall
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2006

Summary

Norton Personal Firewall 2006 version 9.1.0.33 is affected by a vulnerability that allows local users to perform specific registry operations to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved through the misuse of RegSaveKey, RegRestoreKey, and RegDeleteKey functions on critical registry keys associated with the firewall service. As a result, this can lead to a complete crash of the firewall, disrupting system operation and security measures.

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1241
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27764
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Norton-Insufficie...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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