High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-8455
CVE-2019-8455
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:zonealarm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:zonealarm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=15.4.062
- (no CPE)range: <=15.4.062
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108029nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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