CVE-2017-14090 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange 12.0 exists in which some communications to the update servers are not encrypted.

Published: 2017-12-15

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Trend Micro

Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`12.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:scanmail:12.0:*:*:*:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-5602	A vulnerability in Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange 12.0 exists in which some communications to the update servers are not encrypted.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0134.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1118486
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-scanmail-microsoft-exchange-multiple-vulnerabilities

History

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Subscriptions

Trendmicro Scanmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trendmicro

Published: 2017-12-15T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:13:41.879Z

Reserved: 2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14090

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-16T02:29:09.010

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:05:34.223

Link: CVE-2017-14090

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-326
Inadequate Encryption Strength

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