CVE-2006-3973
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Published: November 22, 2006 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMy Firewall Plus
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
My Firewall Plus 5.0 Build 1119 does not verify if explorer.exe is running before launching iexplore.exe from the "Test Your Firewall" feature, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21142x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-59/advisoryMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452233/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4635VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30476Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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