CVE-2017-14094 Command injection in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone)

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands remotely via cron job injection in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-14094?

CVE-2017-14094 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone), published on 19 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) versions 3.2 and below could allow an attacker to perform remote command execution via a cron job injection on a vulnerable system.

Weakness: CWE-74, CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14094?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Smart Protection Server.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2017-14094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r7qg-747f-482v.

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