CVE-2021-40837 (GCVE-0-2021-40837)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-09 12:10 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:51
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
4.6 (Medium)
CWE
- Denial of Service Vulnerability
Assigner
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