CVE-2006-1476
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 29, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 28, 2006
Description
Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 produces incorrect application block alerts when the application filename is ".exe" (with no characters before the "."), which might allow local user-assisted users to trick a user into unblocking a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by a malicious ".exe" program in a folder named "Internet Explorer," which triggers a question about whether to unblock the "Internet Explorer" program.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- 20060324 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Firewall issuemailing-list
- winxp-firewall-exe-bypass(25598)vdb-entry
- 20060327 Re: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Firewall issuemailing-list
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