What is the severity of CVE-2014-9641?

CVE-2014-9641 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation by allowing local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9641?

To fix CVE-2014-9641, users should update the Trend Micro Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, or Maximum Security software to version 2.0.0.1015 or later.

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2014-9641?

CVE-2014-9641 can be exploited by local attackers to gain elevated privileges through crafted IOCTL calls.

What systems are impacted by CVE-2014-9641?

CVE-2014-9641 impacts systems running vulnerable versions of the tmeext.sys driver within Trend Micro security products.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-9641

high

7.2

CWE

264

6/2/2015

9/2/2015

CVE-2014-9641

Q: Who is affected by CVE-2014-9641?

CVE-2014-9641 affects users of Trend Micro Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, and Maximum Security versions prior to 2.0.0.1015.

First published: Fri Feb 06 2015(Updated: )

The tmeext.sys driver before 2.0.0.1015 in Trend Micro Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, and Maximum Security allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x00222400 IOCTL call.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Trendmicro Tmeext.sys	<=2.0.0.1014

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation by allowing local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9641?
To fix CVE-2014-9641, users should update the Trend Micro Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, or Maximum Security software to version 2.0.0.1015 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 affects users of Trend Micro Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, and Maximum Security versions prior to 2.0.0.1015.
What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 can be exploited by local attackers to gain elevated privileges through crafted IOCTL calls.
What systems are impacted by CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 impacts systems running vulnerable versions of the tmeext.sys driver within Trend Micro security products.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation by allowing local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9641?
To fix CVE-2014-9641, users should update the Trend Micro Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, or Maximum Security software to version 2.0.0.1015 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 affects users of Trend Micro Antivirus Plus, Internet Security, and Maximum Security versions prior to 2.0.0.1015.
What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 can be exploited by local attackers to gain elevated privileges through crafted IOCTL calls.
What systems are impacted by CVE-2014-9641?
CVE-2014-9641 impacts systems running vulnerable versions of the tmeext.sys driver within Trend Micro security products.