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CVE-2023-42520

Published: Sep 18, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-400
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Certain WithSecure products allow a remote crash of a scanning engine via unpacking of crafted data files. This affects WithSecure Client Security 15, WithSecure Server Security 15, WithSecure Email and Server Security 15, WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17 and later, WithSecure Client Security for Mac 15, WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection for Mac 17 and later, Linux Security 64 12.0 , Linux Protection 12.0, and WithSecure Atlant (formerly F-Secure Atlant) 1.0.35-1.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

n/an/a
client securitywithsecure
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
elements endpoint protectionwithsecure
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
email and server securitywithsecure
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
server securitywithsecure
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
withsecurecommercialFISecurity Productsaka elements endpoint protection, client security, email and server security
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Impact
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References

https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories
withsecure.com

Timeline

Published
Sep 18, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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