CVE-2007-2730

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Check Point ZoneAlarm Pro before 6.5.737.000 does not properly test for equivalence of process identifiers for certain Microsoft Windows API functions in the NT kernel 5.0 and greater, which allows local users to call these functions, and bypass firewall rules or gain privileges, via a modified identifier that is one, two, or three greater than the canonical identifier.

Affected products

Check Point ZoneAlarm: through 6.1.744.001
Comodo Firewall Pro: 2.4.18.184
Comodo Personal Firewall: 2.3.6.81

References

http://osvdb.org/37383
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2714
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Bypassing-PWF-HIPS-open-process-control-with-uncommon-identifier.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468643/100/0/threaded
http://osvdb.org/37383
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2714
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/Bypassing-PWF-HIPS-open-process-control-with-uncommon-identifier.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468643/100/0/threaded

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