CVE-2018-18327 Null dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting a null pointer dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
- 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-2018-18327?
CVE-2018-18327 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer), published on 23 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A 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. The issue results from the lack of proper validation function on 0x6eDC offset user-supplied buffer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18327?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Trendmicro Antivirus for Mac 2017, Trendmicro Antivirus for Mac 2018, Trendmicro Antivirus for Mac 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18327?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18327 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-18327 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18327 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
- CVE-2018-15366 Use after free in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
- CVE-2018-15367 Null dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
- CVE-2018-18328 Null dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
- CVE-2018-18329 Null dereference in Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (Consumer)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7w7-xp55-mhmx.