CVE-2003-1246 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject in ntdll.dll in Integrity Protection Driver (IPD) 1.2 and 1.3 allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on \winnt\system32\drivers using the subst command.

Published: 2005-11-16

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pedestal_software:integrity_protection_driver:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pedestal_software:integrity_protection_driver:1.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1236	NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject in ntdll.dll in Integrity Protection Driver (IPD) 1.2 and 1.3 allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on \winnt\system32\drivers using the subst command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00064.

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://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10979.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6511

History

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Subscriptions

Pedestal Software Integrity Protection Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-16T07:37:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:01:07.851Z

Reserved: 2005-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1246

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:03:47.510

Link: CVE-2003-1246

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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