Trend Micro Personal Firewall service (TmPfw.exe) ApiThread() denial of service
| tmpfw-apithread-dos (48106) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Trend Micro Personal Firewall service (TmPfw.exe) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ApiThread() function when handling packets. By sending a specially-crafted packet containing an overly large field value to TCP port 40000, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
For Trend Micro OfficeScan 8.0:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (8.0_SP1_Patch1_CriticalPatch), available from the Trend Micro Web site. See References.
References:
- Secunia Research 20/01/2009 : Trend Micro Network Security Component Vulnerabilities.
- Trend Micro Web site: Antivirus & Content Security Software | Securing Your Web World - Trend Micro USA.
- BID-33358: Trend Micro Multiple Products Network Security Component Modules Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3864: The ApiThread function in the firewall service (aka TmPfw.exe) in Trend Micro Network Security Component (NSC) modules, as used in Trend Micro OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 Patch 1 and Internet Security 2007 and 2008 17.0.1224, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a packet with a large value in an unspecified size field.
- SA31160: Trend Micro Internet Security Firewall Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA33609: Trend Micro OfficeScan Client Firewall Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1021614: Trend Micro Internet Security Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- SECTRACK ID: 1021615: Trend Micro OfficeScan Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-0191: Trend Micro Products Firewall Service Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Trend Micro OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 Patch 1
- Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007
- Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2008 17.0.1224
Reported:
Jan 20, 2009
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