CVE-2018-15367
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 · uneditedA 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.
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 · high confidenceA privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac versions 7.0 (2017) and above exists in the ctl_set KERedirect function due to untrusted pointer dereference. An attacker who has already obtained the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system can exploit this flaw to gain elevated (administrator/root) privileges.
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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>= 7.0, <= 7.1.1124>= 8.0, <= 8.0.3082>= 9.0, <= 9.0.1356CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac is installedCheck the /Applications folder for the application, or use the command 'ls /Applications' to list installed applications and look for Trend Micro security productsAffected if The Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac application is present in the system
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Identify the installed version numberRight-click the Trend Micro Antivirus application, select Get Info, and view the Version field. Alternatively, run: defaults read /Applications/Trend\ Micro\ Antivirus.app/Contents/Info CFBundleVersionAffected if A version number is returned that falls within the affected ranges
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Compare version against affected rangesReview the installed version against these ranges: 7.0 to 7.1.1124 (2017), 8.0 to 8.0.3082 (2018), or 9.0 to 9.0.1356 (2019)Affected if The installed version is greater than or equal to 7.0 and less than or equal to 7.1.1124, OR greater than or equal to 8.0 and less than or equal to 8.0.3082, OR greater than or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 9.0.1356
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Assess if attacker already has code executionReview system logs and running processes for signs of unauthorized low-privileged code execution, as this vulnerability requires the attacker to already have the ability to run code on the systemAffected if Any unexpected or unauthorized processes are running under standard user privileges
The environment is affected if Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac is installed with version 7.0-7.1.1124, 8.0-8.0.3082, or 9.0-9.0.1356 AND an attacker has already obtained low-privileged code execution capability on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataApply the latest security patch or update for Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac from the vendor. Until patched, minimize the risk by restricting local code execution privileges and monitoring for suspicious activity.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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