Sygate personal firewall 5.0 could allow remote attackers to bypass firewall filters via…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Sygate personal firewall 5.0 could allow remote attackers to bypass firewall filters via spoofed (1) source IP address of 127.0.0.1 or (2) network address of 127.0.0.0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0219 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rxc-gcr5-rwcx
References
More Symantec Sygate Personal Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-02212 Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in SSHelper.dll for Symantec Sygate Personal… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-06363 AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall 7.5.431 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-06367 Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-06366 Soft4Ever Look 'n' Stop (LnS) 2.05p2 before 20061215 relies on the Process Environment… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-06365 Filseclab Personal Firewall 3.0.0.8686 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2006-06364 Comodo Personal Firewall 2.3.6.81 relies on the Process Environment Block (PEB) to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2002-2397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3rxc-gcr5-rwcx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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