NULL pointer dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus For Mac (Consumer)
CVE-2018-18329
A 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. The issue results from the lack of proper validation function on 0x6F4E offset user-supplied buffer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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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 (45.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.7% 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.securityfocus.com/bid/105757 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- esupport.trendmicro.com/en-US/home/pages/technical-support/1121296.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1297/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18329?
- CVE-2018-18329 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-2018-18329?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.