RE: [Full-Disclosure] Unsecure file permission of ZoneAlarm pro.

["Todd Towles" <toddtowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like it about as easy to shutdown as Microsoft's SP2 firewall... 

Overwrite a file, it fails integrity checks and the firewall will fail
closed. There is something to add to a dropper program.

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Maarten
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 7:54 AM
To: full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Unsecure file permission of ZoneAlarm
pro.

On Friday 20 August 2004 12:40, John LaCour wrote:
> There is absolutely no security issue here.
>
> ZoneAlarm does not rely on file permissions to protect
> any configuration files.   Configuration files are protected
> by our TrueVector(r) driver in the kernel.

Which is, of course, completely utterly infallible so any additional
means are not only unneccessary, but even unwanted. 

> In addition to protecting configuration files against unauthorized 
> changes, there are additional integrity checks and other protection 
> mechanisms implemented for all policy configuration files.  Should any

> policy configuration files fail integrity checks, the firewall will 
> fail closed.

So effectively, you're unlocking the car doors because it is equipped
with a series of alarmsystems.  And even if the owner locks the car
doors manually, upon activation, the alarm system unlocks them again ?

> Again, no issue.

You must have a screw loose somewhere.  Seriously.

Maarten

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