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>> Microsoft Windows Firewall User Interface Exception Handling Issue

Title : Microsoft Windows Firewall User Interface Exception Handling Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1595
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2765
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-08-31


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A weakness has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by local users to hide certain information. This flaw is due to an error in the way that the Windows Firewall User Interface handles malformed entries in the Windows Registry, which could be exploited by attackers or worms, when a system has already been compromised, to create Windows Firewall exception entries that will not be displayed in the Windows firewall graphical user interface.

Note : the command line firewall administration tool "Netsh" is not affected by this issue.

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

Solution

Apply the update for Windows XP (KB897663) :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=478FD24B-B2C4-4207-B1B9-1C988698C888&displaylang=en
View Windows Firewall Exceptions via the "Netsh" command instead of the Windows firewall graphical user interface.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1595
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/897663.mspx

Credits

Vulnerability reported by the vendor

ChangeLog

2005-08-31 : Initial release

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