Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector reboot_after_hotfix Denial of Service Vulnerability

March 9th, 2017
ZDI-17-154 ZDI-CAN-4347

CVE ID

CVSS Score

7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected Vendors

Trend Micro

Affected Products

Deep Discovery Email Inspector

Vulnerability Details


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial of service condition on vulnerable installations of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within reboot_after_hotfix.php. The issue results from the lack of authentication around critical functionality resulting in a system reboot. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disable the service provided by the product.

Additional Details

Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1116750

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2017-01-05 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-03-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Brian Gorenc - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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