CVE-2018-15367

Trend Micro Anti-Virus ctl_set KERedirect Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A ctl_set KERedirect Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 desreferencia de puntero no fiable y escalado de privilegios en ctl_set 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 function ctl_set KERedirect kext. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. 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-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105757	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1294	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/en-US/home/pages/technical-support/1121296.aspx	2018-12-04
https://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/ja-jp/1121350.aspx	2018-12-04

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"		-		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"		-		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"		-		Affected