Buffer overflow in Trellix Agent
CVE-2024-0213
A buffer overflow vulnerability in TA for Linux and TA for MacOS prior to 5.8.1 allows a local user to gain elevated permissions, or cause a Denial of Service (DoS), through exploiting a memory corruption issue in the TA service, which runs as root. This may also result in the disabling of event reporting to ePO, caused by failure to validate input from the file correctly.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Trellix Agent
- Trellix Agent (Ta) — versions Prior to 5.8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-0213?
- CVE-2024-0213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trellix Agent, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-0213?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-0213 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.