CVE-2005-3198 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Webroot Desktop Firewall versions prior to 1.3.0build52. An attacker with local access could disable the firewall, even if password protected, by sending specific DeviceIoControl commands. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, but allowing for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.0_build_43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webroot_software:desktop_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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