Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2018-6235
An Out-of-Bounds write 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 0x222814 by the tmnciesc.sys driver. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.005 (38.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-269/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1119591.aspx (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6235?
- CVE-2018-6235 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6235?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.