__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Trend Micro TmComm Vulnerability [Trend Micro Solution ID: 1034432] February 9, 2007 20:00 GMT Number R-126 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A permission error exists that allows anyone to write to the TmComm DoS interface. PLATFORM: • Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 • Trend Micro Antivirus 2007 • Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for SMB 3.2 SP1 • Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Consumer 3.5 • Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Enterprise 3.0 SP2 • Client / Server / Messaging Security for SMB 3.5 • Damage Cleanup Services 3.2 DAMAGE: Allows anyone to write to the TmComm DoS interface. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. Local users may be able to execute ASSESSMENT: arbitrary code in the system context. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-126.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://esupport.trendmicro.com/support/viewxml.do?ContentID =EN-1034432&id=EN-1034432 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2007-0856 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start Trend Micro Solution ID: 1034432 *****] [Vulnerability Confirmation] TmComm Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Solution ID: 1034432 A recent system upgrade added a ‘1’ or ‘2’ to old solution IDs. You find these solutions by removing or retaining the extra '1' or '2'. Product: Client / Server / Messaging Security for SMB - 3.5, PC-cillin Internet Security - 2007, Trend Micro AntiVirus - 2007, Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for SMB - 3.2, Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Enterprise - 3.0, Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Consumer - 3.5 Operating System: N/A Published: 2/7/07 3:47 AM Problem: Trend Micro has become aware of a vulnerability that affects the Anti-Rootkit Common Module (RCM). With this vulnerability, security permissions can be exploited to allow the modification of arbitrary memory or the execution of arbitrary code. It affects the following products: • Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 • Trend Micro Antivirus 2007 • Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for SMB 3.2 SP1 • Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Consumer 3.5 • Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Enterprise 3.0 SP2 • Client / Server / Messaging Security for SMB 3.5 • Damage Cleanup Services 3.2 Solution: To address the vulnerability, update your RCM to version 1.600-1052. If you have set your product to Automatic Update, this will be done immediately. Otherwise, perform a manual update using your product's Update Now function If you suspect that you may have been affected by this vulnerability, contact your Technical Account Manager or Trend Micro Technical Support Services in your region. Reference: Ruben Santamarta (iDefense Vulnerability Contributor Program) [***** End Trend Micro Solution ID: 1034432 *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Trend Micro for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 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