7.1
HIGH
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.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8455 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 Checkpoint zonealarm
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the 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.

  • 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
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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

0.05635

percentile

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