What is CVE-2020-28579?

CVE-2020-28579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-28579?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance

CVE-2020-28579

A vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP message and achieve remote code execution with elevated privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.493 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance — versions 6.5 SP2
Trendmicro Interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance — versions 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@trendmicro.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28579?: CVE-2020-28579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-28579?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.