Vulnerability in Checkpoint Zonealarm
CVE-2019-8455
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Checkpoint Zonealarm
- Check Point Zonealarm — versions up to 15.4.062
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8455?
- CVE-2019-8455 is a high-severity vulnerability in Checkpoint Zonealarm, classified under CWE-65. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8455?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.