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ServerprotectApplication · Trend Micro

CVE-2007-4218

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2007-08-22
Patch available
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

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 buffer overflows in the ServerProtect service (SpntSvc.exe) in Trend Micro ServerProtect for Windows before 5.58 Security Patch 4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to certain TCP ports that are processed by the (1) RPCFN_ENG_NewManualScan, (2) RPCFN_ENG_TimedNewManualScan, and (3) RPCFN_SetComputerName functions in (a) StRpcSrv.dll; the (4) RPCFN_CMON_SetSvcImpersonateUser and (5) RPCFN_OldCMON_SetSvcImpersonateUser functions in (b) Stcommon.dll; the (6) RPCFN_ENG_TakeActionOnAFile and (7) RPCFN_ENG_AddTaskExportLogItem functions in (c) Eng50.dll; the (8) NTF_SetPagerNotifyConfig function in (d) Notification.dll; or the (9) RPCFN_CopyAUSrc function in the (e) ServerProtect Agent service.

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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-20

The application accepts input without confirming it is well-formed or within expected bounds, so malformed data can push the program into states its author never anticipated. Attackers probe these gaps to trigger crashes, bypass logic, or feed tainted values into more dangerous operations downstream. Remediating it well means validating and normalising every input at the boundary against a strict allow-list — not merely filtering known-bad values.

General guidance for the improper input validation class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

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.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch secunia.com →
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

ServerProtect 5.58 Security Patch 4 or later (consider upgrading to the latest available ServerProtect version as this is a 2007 vulnerability)

  1. 1. Identify the current version of Trend Micro ServerProtect by checking the SpntSvc.exe service version or the Add/Remove Programs details.
  2. 2. Navigate to the Trend Micro support portal or download center to obtain Security Patch 4 for ServerProtect version 5.58.
  3. 3. Download the Security Patch 4 update from the vendor (refer to Secunia Advisory 26523 at http://secunia.com/advisories/26523 for patch details).
  4. 4. Apply the Security Patch 4 update to the ServerProtect installation following the vendor's installation instructions.
  5. 5. After applying the patch, restart the ServerProtect service (SpntSvc.exe) to ensure the vulnerable code is no longer in memory.
  6. 6. Verify the patch was successfully applied by checking that the ServerProtect version now shows as version 5.58 with Security Patch 4 applied.
Caveat As this is an older patch from 2007, ensure compatibility with your current Windows server environment before applying; test in a non-production environment first

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