Advisory Details

March 9th, 2017

Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector download_pdf Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-17-159
ZDI-CAN-4418

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE 10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS Trend Micro
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Deep Discovery Email Inspector
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within download_pdf.php. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of root.

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 Nikolay Klendar
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