# CVE-2006-1221: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs in PATH directories searched before ZoneAlarm's own folders.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9fqr-266q-5vmx

## What is CVE-2006-1221?

CVE-2006-1221 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the TrueVector service (VSMON.exe) in Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 6.x and Integrity does not search ZoneAlarm's own folders before other folders that are specified in a user's PATH, which might allow local users to execute code as SYSTEM by placing malicious DLLs into a folder that has insecure permissions, but is searched before ZoneAlarm's folder.  NOTE: since this issue is dependent on the existence of a vulnerability in a separate product (weak permissions of executables or libraries, or the execution of malicious code), perhaps it should not be included in CVE.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1221?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zonelabs Zonealarm Security Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-1221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3540](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3540/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1221 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1221 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1221/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1221/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1221
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1221
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1221

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1221/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.