VDB-130530 · CVE-2018-18333 · Qualys 371628

Trend Micro Security 2019 prior 15.0.0.1163 DLL untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Trend Micro Security 2019. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18333. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Trend Micro Security 2019. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2019 (Consumer) versions below 15.0.0.1163 and below could allow an attacker to manipulate a specific DLL and escalate privileges on vulnerable installations.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2019. The weakness was published 02/05/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at esupport.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-18333 since 10/15/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371628 (Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2019 DLL Hijacking Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 15.0.0.1163 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Trend Micro

Name

Security 2019

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.trendmicro.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Security 2019 15.0.0.1163

Timelineinfo

10/15/2018 🔍
01/23/2019 +100 days 🔍
02/05/2019 +13 days 🔍
02/06/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/08/2020 +457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: esupport.trendmicro.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-18333 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130530

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2019 13:24
Updated: 05/08/2020 11:06
Changes: 02/06/2019 13:24 (58), 05/08/2020 11:06 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103