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CVE-2019-8453 — Some of the DLLs loaded by Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15

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
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EPSS
0.03% (top 90.50%)
CWE
CWE-114
Published
2019-04-17T14:06:40.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T21:17:31.426Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Check Point ZoneAlarmup to 15.4.062

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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