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CVE-2018-15366

Trend Micro Anti-Virus UrlfWTPPagePtr KERedirect Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A UrlfWTPPagePtr KERedirect Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) 7.0 (2017) and above could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Una vulnerabilidad de escalado de privilegios y uso de memoria previamente liberada UrlfWTPPagePtr KERedirect en Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) 7.0 (2017) podría permitir que un atacante local escale privilegios en instalaciones vulnerables. En primer lugar, un atacante debe obtener la capacidad de ejecutar código de bajos privilegios en el sistema objetivo para explotar esta vulnerabilidad.

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Trend Micro Anti-Virus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the UrlfWTPPagePtr variable in the KERedirect kext. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the kernel.

*Credits: vms
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-08-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-10-19 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Trendmicro
Search vendor "Trendmicro"
 Antivirus For Mac 2017
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus For Mac 2017"
 >= 7.0 <= 7.1.1124
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus For Mac 2017" and version " >= 7.0 <= 7.1.1124"
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Affected
Trendmicro
Search vendor "Trendmicro"
 Antivirus For Mac 2018
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus For Mac 2018"
 >= 8.0 <= 8.0.3082
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus For Mac 2018" and version " >= 8.0 <= 8.0.3082"
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Affected
Trendmicro
Search vendor "Trendmicro"
 Antivirus For Mac 2019
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus For Mac 2019"
 >= 9.0 <= 9.0.1356
Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Antivirus For Mac 2019" and version " >= 9.0 <= 9.0.1356"
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Affected