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CVE-2019-8455

Published: Apr 17, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-65
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A hard-link created from the log file of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-65CWE-59

Affected Products

Check Point ZoneAlarmn/a
zonealarmcheckpointSecurity Products
checkpointcommercialILSecurity Productsaka checkpoint firewall, check point firewall-1

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960
zonealarm.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 17, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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