Code injection in ZoneAlarm - #VU17212
Published: January 25, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17212
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Check Point Software Technologies
Affected software:
ZoneAlarm
ZoneAlarm
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local low-privileged attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insecure implementation of inter-process communications within the ZoneAlarm application itself. A local attacker can hijack the insecure communications with a vulnerable .NET service that is running with SYSTEM-level privileges, inject and execute arbitrary code to bypass privilege restrictions and gain full control of the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to insecure implementation of inter-process communications within the ZoneAlarm application itself. A local attacker can hijack the insecure communications with a vulnerable .NET service that is running with SYSTEM-level privileges, inject and execute arbitrary code to bypass privilege restrictions and gain full control of the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.