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ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall port 67 flaw

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check ZoneAlarm version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

ZoneAlarm firewall runs on this host.

This version contains a flaw that may permit a remote attacker to bypass
the ruleset.
The issue is due to ZoneAlarm not monitoring and alerting UDP traffic with a
source port of 67.

This permits a possible hacker to bypass the firewall to reach protected hosts without
setting off warnings on the firewall.

Solution : Upgrade at least to version 2.1.25
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1137

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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