What is CVE-2018-6232?

CVE-2018-6232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-6232?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2018-6232

A buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Maximum Security (Consumer) 2018 could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations due to a flaw within processing of IOCTL 0x22205C by the t…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

security@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6232?: CVE-2018-6232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-6232?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.