7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-18232
SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager Service Symbolic Link Vulnerability
Description

SafeNet Sentinel LDK License Manager, all versions prior to 7.101(only Microsoft Windows versions are affected) is vulnerable when configured as a service. This vulnerability may allow an attacker with local access to create, write, and/or delete files in system folder using symbolic links, leading to a privilege escalation. This vulnerability could also be used by an attacker to execute a malicious DLL, which could impact the integrity and availability of the system.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2019, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 19, 2019, 8:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-18232 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gemalto sentinel_ldk_license_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-339-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-18232 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-339-01 No Types Assigned https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-339-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:gemalto:sentinel_ldk_license_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.101 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.00501

percentile

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