Trend Micro is warning of a serious security flaw in several of its products that could cause a vulnerable PC to crash or be hijacked.
The flaw in its antivirus scan engine could be used to trigger a buffer overflow using a corrupted UPX file, the software maker said in an advisory issued earlier this week. For example, an outsider could send an e-mail with the malicious file to a computer loaded with the affected antivirus software.
As a result, the PC could suffer a "blue screen of death" or allow the attacker to remotely execute code and take control of the system, Trend Micro said. Cnet has more.
The flaw in its antivirus scan engine could be used to trigger a buffer overflow using a corrupted UPX file, the software maker said in an advisory issued earlier this week. For example, an outsider could send an e-mail with the malicious file to a computer loaded with the affected antivirus software.
As a result, the PC could suffer a "blue screen of death" or allow the attacker to remotely execute code and take control of the system, Trend Micro said. Cnet has more.
