CVE-2019-8455
Check Point ZoneAlarm Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 17, 2019, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 22, 2020, 5:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-8455.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2019-8455 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Removed CWE NIST CWE-275 Added CWE NIST CWE-59 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CWE-65 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960 No Types Assigned https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-275 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:zonealarm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 15.4.062
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-8455 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-8455
weaknesses.
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
0.05635
percentile