NULL pointer dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac (Consumer)
CVE-2018-15367
A ctl_set KERedirect Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) 7.0 (2017) and above could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/ja-jp/1121350.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1294/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105757 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- esupport.trendmicro.com/en-US/home/pages/technical-support/1121296.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15367?
- CVE-2018-15367 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac (Consumer), classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15367?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.