Trend Micro Security(Consumer): Out-of-bounds Read
CVE-2022-35234 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Trend Micro Security(Consumer) from Trend Micro, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Trend Micro Security(Consumer) versions: 2022 (17.7.1383 and below). The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.3% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of Trend Micro Security(Consumer) you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on helpcenter.trendmicro.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Security(Consumer) | 2022 (17.7.1383 and below) | Not stated |
| Trend Micro | Security | 2021; 2022 | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. Scored by NVD.
Official description
Trend Micro Security 2021 and 2022 (Consumer) is vulnerable to an Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read sensitive information from other memory locations and cause a crash on an affected machine.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Third-party and government advisories
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-962/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Security(Consumer)
- 7.1 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
Recent Out-of-bounds Read vulnerabilities
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 9.3 Critical severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
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