CVE-2021-44023

Summary

CVECVE-2021-44023
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-16 03:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-12-20 13:40:00 UTC
DescriptionA link following denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Trend Micro Security (Consumer) 2021 familiy of products could allow an attacker to abuse the PC Health Checkup feature of the product to create symlinks that would allow modification of files which could lead to a denial-of-service.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Trendmicro Antivirus Security 2021 All All All All
Application Trendmicro Internet Security 2021 All All All All
Application Trendmicro Maximum Security 2021 All All All All
Application Trendmicro Premium Security 2021 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: Trend Micro Security Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability | Trend Micro Help Center MISC helpcenter.trendmicro.com
ZDI-21-1536 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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