Trend Micro Control Manager up to 5.4 CmdProcessor.exe AddTask memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Trend Micro Control Manager up to 5.4. The impacted element is the function CGenericScheduler::AddTask in the library cmdHandlerRedAlertController.dll of the file CmdProcessor.exe. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-5001. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Control Manager up to 5.4 (Log Management Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function CGenericScheduler::AddTask in the library cmdHandlerRedAlertController.dll of the file CmdProcessor.exe. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CGenericScheduler::AddTask function in cmdHandlerRedAlertController.dll in CmdProcessor.exe in Trend Micro Control Manager 5.5 before Build 1613 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPC packet to TCP port 20101.

The weakness was presented 12/24/2011 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-5001 since 12/24/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57062 (Trend Micro Control Manager CmdProcessor.exe 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 119966 (Trend Micro Control Manager "CmdProcessor.exe" Remote Code Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11469.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71681), Tenable (57062), SecurityFocus (BID 50965†), Secunia (SA47114†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026390†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 57062
Nessus Name: Trend Micro Control Manager CmdProcessor.exe Remote Buffer Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 802876
OpenVAS Name: Trend Micro Control Manager CmdProcessor.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Saint ID: exploit_info/trend_micro_control_manager_addtask
Saint Name: Trend Micro Control Manager AddTask buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: trendmicro_cmdprocessor_addtask.rb
MetaSploit Name: TrendMicro Control Manger CmdProcessor.exe Stack Buffer Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Control Manager 5.5
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Timelineinfo

11/10/2011 🔍
12/07/2011 +27 days 🔍
12/08/2011 +1 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1185 days 🔍
01/05/2025 +3576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-5001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-5001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59803
X-Force: 71681
SecurityFocus: 50965 - Trend Micro Control Manager 'CmdProcessor.exe' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 47114 - Trend Micro Control Manager "CGenericScheduler::AddTask()" Buffer Overflow Vulne, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1026390 - Trend Micro Control Manager Buffer Overflow in 'CmdProcessor.exe' Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34060 - Trend Micro Control Manager 5.0 and 5.5 CmdPeocessor.exe Remote Code Execution via IPC Packets, Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/05/2025 18:19
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (75), 04/08/2017 19:49 (23), 11/28/2021 14:25 (3), 06/30/2024 18:26 (15), 01/05/2025 18:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:89B:103

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