Uncontrolled resource consumption in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06165 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro | Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) | 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) VendorTrend Micro Affected 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:smart_protection_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6237
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4584-7932-cm8g
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-6237 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6237 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4584-7932-cm8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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