CVE-2006-3973 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in My Firewall Plus 5.0 Build 1119. The "Test Your Firewall" feature fails to verify if explorer.exe is running before launching iexplore.exe, allowing a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is rated as high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0_build_1119CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:my_firewall_plus:my_firewall_plus:5.0_build_1119:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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