Resource exhaustion in Apple Macos
CVE-2021-25252
Trend Micro's Virus Scan API (VSAPI) and Advanced Threat Scan Engine (ATSE) - are vulnerable to a memory exhaustion vulnerability that may lead to denial-of-service or system freeze if exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted fil…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.006 (42.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Emc Celerra_network_attached_storage
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Netapp Cluster_data_ontap
- Novell Netware
- Trend Micro Virus Scan Api (Vsapi) Engine — versions 12.0
- Trendmicro Apex_central — versions 2019
- Trendmicro Apex_one — versions 2019
- Trendmicro Cloud_edge — versions 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@trendmicro.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25252?
- CVE-2021-25252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25252?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.