CVE-2003-1233 — CRITICAL severity vulnerability (Pedestal Software Integrity Protection Driver (IPD) 1.3 and)
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 co
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-1233 |
|---|---|
| Severity | CRITICAL |
| CVSS score | 9.8 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-59 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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