CVE-2018-6237: trend micro trend micro smart protection server (standalone) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-6237 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in trend micro trend micro smart protection server (standalone). EPSS estimates a 6.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 25-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) 3.x could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate the product to send a large number of specially crafted HTTP requests to potentially cause the file system to fill up, eventually causing a denial of service (DoS) situation.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
6.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.10 pp
From 6.38% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (tenable.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Trend micro1 product
- trend micro smart protection server (standalone)3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Trendmicro1 product
- smart_protection_server3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3
2 vendors · 2 products