Buffer overflow in the administrator authentication process for Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a handshake packet.
CVE-2003-0220
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 69%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 12, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105155734411836&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=314&idxseccion=10
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/454716
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7180
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105155734411836&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=314&idxseccion=10
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/454716
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7180
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(6 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (5 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16465✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 15, 2010
Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.4 - Authentication Packet Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-1537✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 28, 2006
Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.4 - Remote Authentication Packet Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-28✓ verifiedFirst seen May 8, 2003
Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.4 - Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22418✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 30, 2003
Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.x - Remote Authentication Packet Buffer Overflow (2)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22417✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 28, 2003
Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.x - Remote Authentication Packet Buffer Overflow (1)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/firewall/kerio_auth✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 28, 2003
Kerio Firewall 2.1.4 Authentication Packet Overflow
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