CVE-2022-28882
Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
Description
A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure & WithSecure products whereby the aegen.dll will go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. This eventually leads to scanning engine crash. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:HPrivileges RequiredHigh
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:LIntegrityLow
A:LAvailabilityLow
Weaknesses
Affected Products
All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows & Mac F-Secure Linux Security (32-bit) F-Secure Linux Security (64-bit) F-Secure Atlant F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce WithSecure Collaboration ProtectionF-Secure and WithSecure
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr and 3 more affected products View all →
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Impact
References
Timeline
Published
Aug 23, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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