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CVE-2021-25227

3.3 · LOW

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2021 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a memory exhaustion vulnerability that could lead to disabling all the scanning functionality within the application.

Published Feb 4, 2021CWE-400EPSS 0.48%

Overview

CVE-2021-25227 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 4, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac 2021 (Consumer) is vulnerable to a memory exhaustion vulnerability that could lead to disabling all the scanning functionality within the application. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability - i.e. the attacker must already have access to the target system (either legitimately or via another exploit).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refhelpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10191Refwww.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-102/Refhelpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-10191Refwww.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-102/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25227?

CVE-2021-25227 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 4, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2021-25227?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-25227?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-25227?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2021-25227 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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