CVE-2018-6237 json
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) 3.x could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate the pr…
published 2018-05-25 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17998
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.2%
- EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
6.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- Trend Micro Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
tenable.com
/security/research/tra-2018-10
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
success.trendmicro.com
/solution/1119715
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6237
- NVD CVE-2018-6237
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