VDB-118235 · CVE-2018-6235 · OpenVAS 830068

Trend Micro Maximum Security 2018 Driver tmnciesc.sys out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2018. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library tmnciesc.sys of the component Driver. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-6235. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Trend Micro Maximum Security 2018 (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block in the library tmnciesc.sys of the component Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Out-of-Bounds write privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Maximum Security (Consumer) 2018 could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations due to a flaw within processing of IOCTL 0x222814 by the tmnciesc.sys driver. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2018. The weakness was published 05/25/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at esupport.trendmicro.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6235 since 01/25/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/09/2020).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-118232, VDB-118233, VDB-118234 and VDB-118236. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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OpenVAS ID: 830068
OpenVAS Name: Trend Micro Maximum Security Multiple Vulnerabilities May18 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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01/25/2018 🔍
04/06/2018 +71 days 🔍
05/25/2018 +48 days 🔍
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05/25/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/09/2020 +625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: esupport.trendmicro.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6235 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6235
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118235
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2018 23:52
Updated: 02/09/2020 06:44
Changes: 05/25/2018 23:52 (62), 02/09/2020 06:44 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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