CVE-2021-40837
F-Secure Antivirus Engine Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 11, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-40837 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40837
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.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-40837.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40837 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
its fork winafl
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
WinAFL modified for RDP client fuzzing
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
None
CMake C HTML JavaScript CSS C++ Perl PLpgSQL Rich Text Format Python
None
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
A fork of AFL for fuzzing Windows binaries
fuzzing security afl
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Python Rich Text Format
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-40837 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-40837 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Changed Reference Type https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories No Types Assigned https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40837 No Types Assigned https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40837 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:atlant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-02-01_01 *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-02-01_01 *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-02-01_01 *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:security_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-02-01_01 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_detection_and_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-02-01_01 *cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-02-01_01 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-40837 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-40837
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.01%
score
0.43313
percentile