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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-40837

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.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.66%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
0.66% probability · 49th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
f-secure/atlant · f-secure/internet gatekeeper · f-secure/linux security · f-secure/security cloud · f-secure/elements endpoint detection and response · f-secure/elements endpoint protection
Source
cve-notifications-us@f-secure.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.