A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before

Summary

A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 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.

Timeline

1. Apr 22, 2019, 9:43 PM UTCCVE published
2. Oct 7, 2019Public exploit on Exploit-DB

   EDB-47471

3. Aug 4, 2024, 9:17 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Check Point ZoneAlarm Check Point ZoneAlarm

  Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062

• Check Point ZoneAlarm Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows

  Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96

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