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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-6237 · published 25 May 2018

CVE-2018-6237: Trendmicro smart protection server uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Trendmicro · Smart Protection Server

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 6.4% · top 6.6% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.8
6.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119715 Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-10 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119715 Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-10 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-6237), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.