Description
kpf4ss.exe in Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall 4.3.x before 4.3.268 does not properly hook the CreateRemoteThread API function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and bypass protection mechanisms by calling CreateRemoteThread.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall 4.3.426 - CreateRemoteThread Denial of Service EDB-28228 · dos · Jul 15, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2006-2828 vdb-entry
- 18996 vdb-entry
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Kerio-Terminating-kpf4ss-exe-using-internal-runtime-error.php
- 20060715 Kerio Terminating 'kpf4ss.exe' using internal runtime error Vulnerability mailing-list
- 1260 third-party-advisory
- 21060 third-party-advisory