Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2022· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability
CVE-2021-40837
Description
A vulnerability affecting F-Secure antivirus engine before Capricorn update 2022-02-01_01 was discovered whereby decompression of ACE file causes the scanner service to stop. 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
2- Range: before Capricorn update 2022-02-01_01
- 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 Gatekeeper & F-Secure Security Cloudv5Range: All Version
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References
2- www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisoriesmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40837mitrex_refsource_MISC
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