CVE-2018-6237

Public Exploit

Description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) 3.x could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate the product to send a large number of specially crafted HTTP requests to potentially cause the file system to fill up, eventually causing a denial of service (DoS) situation.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.54% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory trendmicro.com
Affected: Trend Micro Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-10 third party advisory exploit
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119715 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6237?
CVE-2018-6237 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6237?
To fix CVE-2018-6237, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6237 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6237 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-6237?
CVE-2018-6237 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone).
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