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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-8455

Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 3.1
7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.39% probability · 33th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-65, CWE-59
Affected
checkpoint/zonealarm
Source
cve@checkpoint.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.