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Medium · 4.6 CVE-2021-40837 EUVD-2021-27994GHSA-2whc-p527-687m

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

Published Feb 9, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by F-SecureUS

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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 Clou All Version —

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