ZDI-11-235: TrendMicro Control Manager CASProcessor.exe BLOB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-11-235: TrendMicro Control Manager CASProcessor.exe
BLOB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-235

July 12, 2011

– CVSS:
10, (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

– Affected Vendors:
Trend Micro

– Affected Products:
Trend Micro Control Manager

– TippingPoint(TM) IPS Customer Protection:
TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this
vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID
11468.
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visit:

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– Vulnerability Details:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code on
vulnerable installations of Trend Micro Control Manager.
Authentication
is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within En_Utility.dll. A module
called from
CASProcessor.exe running on TCP port 20801. A specially
crafted packet
with malformed BLOB encrypted data, is handled by
HandleMcpRequest(),
and contains instructions that will allow for an integer
wrap, leading
to a heap overflow. An attacker can leverage this
vulnerability to
execute arbitrary code under the context of the SYSTEM.

– Vendor Response:
Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this
vulnerability. More
details can be found at:
http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/en-us/1058292.aspx

– Disclosure Timeline:
2011-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-07-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory

– Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by:
* Luigi Auriemma

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