Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40836
CVE-2021-40836
Description
A vulnerability affecting F-Secure antivirus engine was discovered whereby scanning MS outlook .pst files can lead to denial-of-service. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker. A successful attack will result in denial-of-service of the antivirus engine.
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Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_detection_and_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
- cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security_64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- F-Secure/F-Secure endpoint protection products on Windows and Mac. F-Secure Linux Security (32-bit) F-Secure Linux Security 64 F-Secure Atlant & F-Secure Internet Gatekeeperv5Range: All Version
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References
1- www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisoriesnvdVendor Advisory
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