Medium severity · published Apr 17, 2019
CVE-2019-8453
Some of the DLLs loaded by Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 are taken from directories where all users have write permissions
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Some of the DLLs loaded by Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 are taken from directories where all users have write permissions. This can allow a local attacker to replace a DLL file with a malicious one and cause Denial of Service to the client.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZO
Zonealarm · Checkpoint
through 15.4.062 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8453
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8453
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029
Vendor Advisory
https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.260.17960
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