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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0017.htmlBroken Link, Patch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0018.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7816Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=59&a=16Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6511Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0017.htmlBroken Link, Patch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0018.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7816Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=59&a=16Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6511Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 31, 2003
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified