SB2017082201 - Security restrictions bypass in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 



SB2017082201 - Security restrictions bypass in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance

Published: August 22, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017082201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7552)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct a directory traversal attack on the target system.

The weakness exists in the logoff.cgi script due to improper processing of a session_id cookie. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data, delete arbitrary files in the logoff.cgi script, reset the administrator password to 'admin' if the system is rebooted and bypass authentication restrictions or cause DoS condition.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.