bugtraq - Re: anti Windows XP SP2 firewall trick

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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:00:47 +0200
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq@...netcobalt.net>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: anti Windows XP SP2 firewall trick


On 2005-09-07 crusoe@...xandria.cc wrote:
[...]
> #c:\bugg.exe          Server running on port 2001
> 
> connect to server with :
> 
> #telnet localhost 2001
[...]
> Our Registry path is
> 
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
> 
> and there you can create string value
> 
> Value name                    Value           
> 
> C:\chat.exe  ........ C:\chat.exe:*:Enabled:chat

Being able to create that value means that you have admin privileges on
that box, thus you can do whatever you want anyway (including completely
shutting down the Windows-Firewall). So this is by no means a trick or
flaw, but simply expected behaviour.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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