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Virus Control SystemApplication · Trend Micro

CVE-2001-0689

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2001-09-20
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Vulnerability in TrendMicro Virus Control System 1.8 allows a remote attacker to view configuration files and change the configuration via a certain CGI program.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

CGI vulnerability in TrendMicro Virus Control System 1.8 allows remote attackers to view and modify configuration files through a specific CGI program, likely due to improper access controls or path traversal in the web interface.

MitigationApply vendor patches for this vulnerability; if patches are unavailable for this legacy product, restrict or disable the affected CGI program and limit network access to the management interface.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Virus Control SystemApplication
Affected:= 1.8

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Trend Micro Virus Control System is installed
    Search for Trend Micro Virus Control System installation directories, services, or running processes on the system
    Affected if The product is present on the system
  2. Verify the installed version is 1.8
    Locate and read version information from the Virus Control System installation files or service information
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.8
  3. Confirm the web management interface is accessible
    Check for open ports associated with Trend Micro Virus Control System web interface and attempt to access the management URL
    Affected if The web interface responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests
  4. Identify the CGI program endpoint
    Examine the web server CGI directories under the Virus Control System installation for scripts that handle configuration file requests
    Affected if A CGI program exists that allows direct access to configuration files through path traversal or improper access control

The environment is affected if Trend Micro Virus Control System version 1.8 is running with its web interface and the vulnerable CGI program accessible to network users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches for this vulnerability; if patches are unavailable for this legacy product, restrict or disable the affected CGI program and limit network access to the management interface.

Fix this in Virus Control System Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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