CVE-2023-0977
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and...
CVE-2023-0977 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Trellix Agent, published April 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.7 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.64%EPSS, 51st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
- Record
CVE-2023-0977- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-12962
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
- Record
EUVD-2023-12962- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m928-3f5w-85qx
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and...
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
- Record
GHSA-m928-3f5w-85qx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A heap-based overflow vulnerability in Trellix Agent (Windows and Linux) version 5.7.8 and earlier, allows a remote user to alter the page heap in the macmnsvc process memory block resulting in the service becoming unavailable.
- Record
CVE-2023-0977- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.