Trend Micro OfficeScan CGI Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Trend Micro OfficeScan. This impacts an unknown function of the component CGI Parser. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3862. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro OfficeScan (Anti-Malware Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component CGI Parser. 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 weakness was shared 10/22/2008 by Dyon Balding with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3862 since 08/29/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34490 (Trend Micro OfficeScan HTTP Request Remote Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116001 (Trend Micro OfficeScan CGI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at 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 (34490), SecurityFocus (BID 31859†), Secunia (SA32005†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021093†). The entry VDB-44692 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34490
Nessus Name: Trend Micro OfficeScan HTTP Request Remote Buffer Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: trendmicro.com

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08/29/2008 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Dyon Balding
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3859
SecurityFocus: 31859 - Trend Micro OfficeScan CGI Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32005 - Trend Micro OfficeScan CGI Parsing Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021093
Vupen: ADV-2008-2892

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2008 11:23
Updated: 05/26/2025 06:33
Changes: 10/29/2008 11:23 (60), 04/24/2018 08:38 (4), 03/16/2021 19:52 (2), 03/16/2021 19:57 (7), 06/13/2024 00:31 (19), 05/26/2025 06:33 (2)
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