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CERTFR-2021-AVI-980

Vulnerability from certfr_avis - Published: - Updated:

Une vulnérabilité a été découverte dans les produits F-Secure. Elle permet à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance.

Solution

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Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Description
Microsoft	Windows	Tous les produits F-Secure Endpoint Protection sur Windows et Mac
Microsoft	N/A	F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper
N/A	N/A	F-Secure Atlant
ESET	Security	F-Secure Linux Security 64
ESET	Security	F-Secure Linux Security (32-bit)

References

Title

Publication Time

CVE-2021-40836 (GCVE-0-2021-40836)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-22 11:14 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:51

Title

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

Summary

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.

Severity

4.6 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CWE

Denial of Service Vulnerability

Assigner

F-SecureUS

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
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	Affected: All Version

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