CVE-2018-15363 Memory corruption in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
A local attacker can escalate privileges via an out-of-bounds read in Trend Micro Security Consumer products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15363?
CVE-2018-15363 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Trend Micro Security (Consumer), published on 30 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Out-of-Bounds Read Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2018 (Consumer) products 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 the vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15363?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus \+ Security, Trendmicro Internet Security, Trendmicro Maximum Security, Trendmicro Premium Security.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15363?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15363 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-15363 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15363 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqw5-hv2q-9847.