Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall on Solaris GET Request privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall on Solaris. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component GET Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0378. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall on Solaris (Anti-Malware Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

InterScan VirusWall for Solaris doesn't scan files for viruses when a single HTTP request includes two GET commands.

The bug was discovered 01/12/1999. The weakness was presented 02/22/1999 by Unicorn (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0378. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3280) and OSVDB (6167†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/12/1999 🔍
02/21/1999 +40 days 🔍
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04/09/2004 +1872 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +3724 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Researcher: Unicorn
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14523
X-Force: 3280
OSVDB: 6167 - Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall Double GET Scan Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 17:09
Updated: 04/18/2026 14:16
Changes: 06/20/2014 17:09 (54), 04/04/2019 10:51 (5), 04/18/2026 14:16 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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