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CVE-2003-1233

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/31/2003

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

pedestalsoftware:integrity_protection_driver

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0017.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0018.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://secunia.com/advisories/7816(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=59&a=16(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6511(cve@mitre.org)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10979(cve@mitre.org)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0017.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0018.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/7816(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=59&a=16(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6511(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10979(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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