CVE-2019-15625
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 memory usage vulnerability exists in Trend Micro Password Manager 3.8 that could allow an attacker with access and permissions to the victim's memory processes to extract sensitive information.
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 confidenceMemory usage vulnerability in Trend Micro Password Manager 3.8 allows an attacker with local access and permissions to the victim's memory processes to extract sensitive information, likely due to improper handling of sensitive data in memory.
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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>= 3.8, <= 3.8.0.1052>= 3.8, <= 3.8.0.1103CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Password Manager is installedLocate the Password Manager application on the system using system inventory or program listings (e.g., Add/Remove Programs on Windows, or package manager on other platforms)Affected if The application is not present on the system, then this CVE does not apply
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Identify the installed version numberOpen the application's About or Help section, or check the program's entry in the system software inventory to retrieve the exact version string (e.g., 3.8.0.x)Affected if The version cannot be determined or the application version is not visible in the software inventory
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Compare version against affected rangesReview the retrieved version against the affected ranges: 3.8 through 3.8.0.1052, or 3.8 through 3.8.0.1103Affected if The installed version falls within either of these ranges, indicating the vulnerable version is present
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Verify the application processes are activeCheck if the Password Manager application has run or currently holds sensitive data in memory (this may require process inspection tools if the app stores credentials or sensitive session data)Affected if The vulnerable version is installed AND the application has been used to store or access sensitive data, making the memory contents potentially accessible to a local attacker
A system is affected if Trend Micro Password Manager version 3.8.0.1052 or earlier, or version 3.8.0.1103 or earlier, is installed and the application has processed sensitive data that could reside in memory accessible to a local attacker.
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 vendor patch from Trend Micro when available; restrict privileged access to memory processes and monitor for unauthorized memory inspection tools.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-15625 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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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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