ServerprotectApplication · Trend Micro

CVE-2005-1929

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2005-12-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.58 or later.
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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
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in (1) isaNVWRequest.dll and (2) relay.dll in Trend Micro ServerProtect Management Console 5.58 and earlier, as used in Control Manager 2.5 and 3.0 and Damage Cleanup Server 1.1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "wrapped" length values in Chunked transfer requests. NOTE: the original report suggests that the relay.dll issue is related to a problem in which a Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) static library returns invalid values under heavy load. As such, this might not be a vulnerability in Trend Micro's product.

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

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Trend Micro ServerProtect Management Console 5.58 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Chunked transfer requests containing 'wrapped' length values. The overflows occur in isaNVWRequest.dll and relay.dll components used by Control Manager and Damage Cleanup Server.

MitigationGiven this is 2005-era software, the primary remediation is to upgrade to a supported version or, if upgrade is not feasible, isolate affected systems from untrusted network access and implement network segmentation to reduce exposure.

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
ServerprotectApplication
Affected:<= 5.58

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. Identify if Trend Micro ServerProtect is installed
    Check for the ServerProtect installation directory (commonly at C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\ServerProtect or C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\ServerProtect Management Console). Also look for ServerProtect services in Windows Services (spnt.exe or similar processes).
    Affected if ServerProtect software is found on the system
  2. Determine the installed version of ServerProtect
    Check the version of the ServerProtect executable or DLL. Look at file properties of spnt.exe, ServerProtect.exe, or the Management Console components. Compare the version number to 5.58 - any version <= 5.58 is affected.
    Affected if The installed version is 5.58 or earlier
  3. Verify the Management Console component is present
    Check for the presence of isaNVWRequest.dll and relay.dll in the ServerProtect installation directory (typically in the Common or bin folder). These DLLs contain the vulnerability.
    Affected if Both isaNVWRequest.dll and relay.dll are present in the ServerProtect installation
  4. Confirm the Management Console service is accessible
    Check if the ServerProtect Management Console service (typically listening on TCP port 80/443 or specific ports like 8080) is running and exposed. Look for the service in Windows Services and check for listening network ports.
    Affected if The Management Console service is running and accessible on the network

A system is affected if Trend Micro ServerProtect version 5.58 or earlier is installed with the Management Console component (isaNVWRequest.dll and relay.dll) present and accessible.

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
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 5.58
Interim mitigation

Given this is 2005-era software, the primary remediation is to upgrade to a supported version or, if upgrade is not feasible, isolate affected systems from untrusted network access and implement network segmentation to reduce exposure.

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