CVE-2006-3540 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the system by exploiting improper validation of registry key operations in ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3540?
CVE-2006-3540 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Check Point Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5.722.000, 6.1.737.000, and possibly other versions do not properly validate RegSaveKey, RegRestoreKey, and RegDeleteKey function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain combination of these function calls with an HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VETFDDNT\Enum argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zonelabs Zonealarm Security Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33pg-v77m-8hhv.