CVE-2023-0977 Memory corruption in Trellix Agent
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in Trellix Agent by triggering a heap-based overflow in the macmnsvc process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0977?
CVE-2023-0977 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Trellix Agent, published on 3 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0977?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trellix Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0977?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0977 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-2023-0977 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0977 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trellix Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m928-3f5w-85qx.