CVE-2023-1388 Memory corruption in Trellix Agent
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in the Trellix Agent service by triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1388?
CVE-2023-1388 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Trellix Agent, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in TA prior to version 5.7.9 allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block, resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1388?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trellix Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1388?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1388 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-2023-1388 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1388 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Trellix Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-437c-g4h8-jrv4.