CVE-2006-7160

Description

The Sandbox.sys driver in Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0, and possibly earlier versions, does not validate arguments to hooked SSDT functions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via invalid arguments to the (1) NtAssignProcessToJobObject,, (2) NtCreateKey, (3) NtCreateThread, (4) NtDeleteFile, (5) NtLoadDriver, (6) NtOpenProcess, (7) NtProtectVirtualMemory, (8) NtReplaceKey, (9) NtTerminateProcess, (10) NtTerminateThread, (11) NtUnloadDriver, and (12) NtWriteVirtualMemory functions.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory matousec.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2376 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30312 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4537 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451672/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22913 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Outpost-Multiple-insufficient-argument-validation-of-hooked-SSDT-functions.php vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21097 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-7160?
CVE-2006-7160 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-7160?
To fix CVE-2006-7160, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-7160 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-7160 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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