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.

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…

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Checkpoint Zonealarm
N/a Check Point Zonealarm — versions up to 15.4.062

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@checkpoint.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@checkpoint.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

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.