VDB-97812 · CVE-2017-6798 · BID 96857

Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor up to 1.6 DLL untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor up to 1.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-6798. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor up to 1.6. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor 1.6 before b1290 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka Trend Micro Vulnerability Identifier 2015-0208.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at success.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6798 since 03/10/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 1.6 b1290 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96857†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Sensor 1.6 b1290

Timelineinfo

02/24/2017 🔍
03/09/2017 +13 days 🔍
03/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
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09/05/2020 +1275 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: success.trendmicro.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97812
SecurityFocus: 96857 - Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor CVE-2017-6798 DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6798 - Trend Micro - Endpoint Sensor - DLL Hijacking Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2017 15:22
Updated: 09/05/2020 21:11
Changes: 03/10/2017 15:22 (60), 09/05/2020 21:11 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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