Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall Config privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall. This affects an unknown function of the component Config Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0791. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall (Anti-Malware Software) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Config 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall for Windows NT allows remote attackers to make configuration changes by directly calling certain CGI programs, which do not restrict access.

The weakness was presented 10/18/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at cert.uni-stuttgart.de. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0791. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10355 (Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall Configurations Modification Vulnerability).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6641), Exploit-DB (20893), SecurityFocus (BID 2808†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6483†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/24/2001 🔍
05/24/2001 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2001 +147 days 🔍
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12/14/2004 +1153 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +3494 days 🔍
10/04/2025 +4105 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: cert.uni-stuttgart.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17553
X-Force: 6641
SecurityFocus: 2808 - Trend InterScan VirusWall Remote Reconfiguration Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6483 - Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall for Windows NT 3.4 - 3.51 Allows Modifying Configuration, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 22:34
Updated: 10/04/2025 13:00
Changes: 07/09/2014 22:34 (57), 05/27/2019 11:13 (2), 05/24/2025 01:09 (27), 10/04/2025 13:00 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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