Local DoS via link following in Trend Micro Apex One DAMAGE Cleanup Engine
CVE-2024-36306 Published on June 10, 2024
A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Damage Cleanup Engine could allow a local attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-36306 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
CVE-2024-36306 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-36306
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Affected Versions
Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One:- Version 2019 (14.0) and below 14.0.0.12980 is affected.
- Version SaaS and below 14.0.13139 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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