SB2022021515 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One



SB2022021515 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One

Published: February 15, 2022 Updated: February 16, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022021515
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24678)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can force the application to consume all disk space in the temporary log location and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24679)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure symbolic link following. A local user can create a symbolic link to a critical file on the system and escalate privileges.


3) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24680)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure symbolic link following. A local user can create a symbolic link to a arbitrary directory on the system and delete it with elevated privileges. The vulnerability can be used to escalate privileges on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.