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>> ZoneAlarm TrueVector Service Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Title : ZoneAlarm TrueVector Service Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0947
CVE ID : CVE-2006-1221
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-03-13
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A vulnerability has been identified in ZoneAlarm, which could be exploited by malicious users to obtain elevated privileges. This flaw is due to an error in the TrueVector service ("VSMON.exe") that loads certain DLLs (Dynamically Linked Libraries) in an insecure manner, which could be exploited by local attackers to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a specific directory.
Affected Products
ZoneAlarm versions 6.x
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0947
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/7141
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/7064
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Reed Arvin
ChangeLog
2006-03-13 : Initial release
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