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CVE-2006-3540

Published: Jul 13, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 55.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Check Point Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5.722.000, 6.1.737.000, and possibly other versions do not properly validate RegSaveKey, RegRestoreKey, and RegDeleteKey function calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain combination of these function calls with an HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VETFDDNT\Enum argument.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
zonealarm security suitezonelabs
On-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
zonelabscommercialUSSecurity Productsaka zonealarm, zonealarm antivirus, zonealarm security suite

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438970/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27584
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18789
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 13, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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