CVE-2018-6237 Denial of service in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone)

High 7.5 Published 25 May 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service by filling the file system with crafted HTTP requests.

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-2018-6237?

CVE-2018-6237 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone), published on 25 May 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) 3.x could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate the product to send a large number of specially crafted HTTP requests to potentially cause the file system to fill up, eventually causing a denial of service (DoS) situation.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6237?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Smart Protection Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-6237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4584-7932-cm8g.