// For flags

CVE-2018-18329

Trend Micro Anti-Virus KERedirect Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 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. The issue results from the lack of proper validation function on 0x6F4E offset user-supplied buffer. 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 KERedirect en Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer) 7.0 (2017) podría permitir que un atacante local escale privilegios en instalaciones vulnerables. El problema resulta de la falta de una función de validación adecuada en el búfer de desplazamiento 0x6F4E proporcionado por el usuario. 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 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
  • 2018-10-15 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
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