CVE-2003-1233 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Pedestal Software Integrity Protection Driver (IPD) 1.3 and earlier allows privileged attackers, such as rootkits, to bypass file access restrictions to the Windows kernel by using the NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject function to create a symbolic link to (1) \Device\PhysicalMemory or (2) to a drive letter using the subst command.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0015.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Pedestalsoftware	Integrity Protection Driver

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pedestalsoftware:integrity_protection_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0017.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0018.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/7816
http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=59&a=16
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6511
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10979

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-28T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:45.921Z

Reserved: 2005-10-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-1233

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-1233

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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