CVE-2003-1233

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Published Oct 28, 2005 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.633% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Pedestalsoftware Integrity Protection Driver

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:19 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 28, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:19 AM
Reserved: Oct 28, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

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