CVE-2022-44654: trend micro, inc. trend micro apex one Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-44654 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in trend micro, inc. trend micro apex one. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 21-11-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 29-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Affected builds of Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service contain a monitor engine component that is complied without the /SAFESEH memory protection mechanism which helps to monitor for malicious payloads. The affected component's memory protection mechanism has been updated to enhance product security.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().