Trend Micro Scan Engine prior 8.550-1001 Tmxpflt.sys memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Trend Micro Scan Engine. Impacted is an unknown function of the file Tmxpflt.sys of the component Scan Engine. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-4277. The attack requires access to the local network. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Trend Micro Scan Engine and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file Tmxpflt.sys of the component Scan Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Trend Micro AntiVirus scan engine before 8.550-1001, as used in Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security 2007, and Tmxpflt.sys 8.320.1004 and 8.500.0.1002, has weak permissions (Everyone:Write) for the \\.\Tmfilter device, which allows local users to send arbitrary content to the device via the IOCTL functionality. NOTE: this can be leveraged for privilege escalation by exploiting a buffer overflow in the handler for IOCTL 0xa0284403.

The weakness was published 10/26/2007 by Rubén Santamarta (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at esupport.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4277 since 08/09/2007. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27583 (Trend Micro Scan Engine Tmxpflt.sys Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 8.550-1001 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at esupport.trendmicro.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (27583), SecurityFocus (BID 26209†), OSVDB (39755†), Secunia (SA27378†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018863†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27583
Nessus Name: Trend Micro Scan Engine Tmxpflt.sys Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Scan Engine 8.550-1001
Patch: esupport.trendmicro.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: esupport.trendmicro.com
Researcher: Rubén Santamarta
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4277 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3415
SecurityFocus: 26209 - Trend Micro AntiVirus Engine Tmxpflt.SYS Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 27378 - Trend Micro Scan Engine Tmxpflt.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 39755 - Trend Micro Multiple Products AntiVirus Scan Engine Tmxpflt.sys Tmfilter Filter Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1018863 - Trend Micro Scan Engine Buffer Overflow in 'Tmxpflt.sys' Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 16700 - Trend Micro AntiVirus Engine Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3627

Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 03/16/2021 07:35
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (77), 09/18/2018 07:26 (11), 03/16/2021 07:35 (2)
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