Trend Micro Apex One DLL input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security. This affects an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-8470. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Apex One, OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security (Anti-Malware Software) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Trend Micro Apex One (2019), OfficeScan XG and Worry-Free Business Security (9.0, 9.5, 10.0) server contains a vulnerable service DLL file that could allow an attacker to delete any file on the server with SYSTEM level privileges. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The weakness was published 03/18/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-8470 since 01/30/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/18/2020).

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-151776 and VDB-151774. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• Trend Micro

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• Apex One
• OfficeScan XG
• Worry-Free Business Security

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.trendmicro.com/

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