CVE-2005-2765

The user interface in the Windows Firewall does not properly display certain malformed entries in the Windows Registry, which makes it easier for attackers with administrator privileges to hide activities if the administrator only uses the Windows Firewall interface to monitor exceptions. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that since administrative privileges are already required, it is not a vulnerability. CVE has not yet formally decided if such "information hiding" issues should be included.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2005-09-01

Last modified

2024-09-16

Affected products

• Windows 2003 Server (Microsoft)
• Windows Xp (Microsoft)

References

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/897663.mspx