Trend Micro Security 2020 Installation symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Security 2020. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Installation Handler. Performing a manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-27697. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Trend Micro Security 2020 (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/19/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at helpcenter.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-27697. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/08/2020).

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

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/26/2020 🔍
11/19/2020 +24 days 🔍
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12/08/2020 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: helpcenter.trendmicro.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-27697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-27697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165135

Entryinfo

Created: 11/19/2020 06:54
Updated: 12/08/2020 23:05
Changes: 11/19/2020 06:54 (35), 12/08/2020 23:02 (2), 12/08/2020 23:05 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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