5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-40833
F-Secure Antivirus UPX Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability affecting F-Secure antivirus engine was discovered whereby unpacking UPX file 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 26, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40833 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 F-secure internet_gatekeeper
2 F-secure linux_security
3 F-secure elements_endpoint_protection
4 F-secure atlant
5 F-secure linux_security_64
1 Apple macos
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-40833 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-40833 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/programs/vulnerability-reward-program/hall-of-fame
    Added Reference https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40833
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/programs/vulnerability-reward-program/hall-of-fame No Types Assigned https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/programs/vulnerability-reward-program/hall-of-fame Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40833 No Types Assigned https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40833 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-404
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:atlant:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security_64:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

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0.26794

percentile

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