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CVE-2003-1233 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0017.html CVEBroken LinkPatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0018.html CVEBroken LinkExploitPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/7816 CVEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10979 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=59&a=16 CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pedestalsoftware integrity protection driver
<= 1.3

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-1233
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2003-1233 Details - Not Deferred