CVE-2022-28871

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

Description

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure Atlant whereby the fsicapd component used in certain F-Secure products while scanning larger packages/fuzzed files consume too much memory eventually can crash the scanning engine. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.

Remediation

Solution:

  • FIX No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with HydraLinux update 2022-04-12_01

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory f-secure.com
Affected: F-Secure All F-Secure Endpoint Protection products on Windows and Mac F-Secure Linux Security (32-bit) F-Secure Linux Security 64 F-Secure Atlant F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper F-Secure Cloud Protection for Salesforce
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References

Link Tags
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-28871 third party advisory
https://www.f-secure.com/en/home/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-28871 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28871?
CVE-2022-28871 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-28871?
To fix CVE-2022-28871: FIX No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with HydraLinux update 2022-04-12_01
Is CVE-2022-28871 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-28871 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-28871?
CVE-2022-28871 affects F-Secure All F-Secure Endpoint Protection products on Windows and Mac F-Secure Linux Security (32-bit) F-Secure Linux Security 64 F-Secure Atlant F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper F-Secure Cloud Protection for Salesforce.
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