SB2020112611 - Privilege escalation in Trend Micro ServerProtect for Linux
Published: November 26, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020112611
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28575)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "ioctlMod" function. A local administrator can pass specially crafted data to the applicatoin, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.