CVE-2021-25227

Description

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2021 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a memory exhaustion vulnerability that could lead to disabling all the scanning functionality within the application. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability - i.e. the attacker must already have access to the target system (either legitimately or via another exploit).

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory trendmicro.com
Affected: Trend Micro Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10191 patch vendor advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-102/ vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-25227?
CVE-2021-25227 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-25227?
To fix CVE-2021-25227, 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-2021-25227 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-25227 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-25227?
CVE-2021-25227 affects Trend Micro Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac.
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