CVE-2022-28884

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

Description

A Denial-of-Service vulnerability was discovered in the F-Secure and WithSecure products where aerdl.dll may go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. It is possible that this can crash the scanning engine.

Remediation

Solution:

  • FIX No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with Capricorn database on 2022-08-25_6

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory withsecure.com Vendor Advisory withsecure.com
Affected: F-Secure and WithSecure All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows and Mac running 32 bit operating system. F-Secure Linux Security 32 F-Secure Atlant F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce WithSecure Collaboration Protection
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References

Link Tags
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories vendor advisory
https://www.withsecure.com/en/expertise/people vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28884?
CVE-2022-28884 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-28884?
To fix CVE-2022-28884: FIX No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with Capricorn database on 2022-08-25_6
Is CVE-2022-28884 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-28884 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-2022-28884?
CVE-2022-28884 affects F-Secure and WithSecure All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows and Mac running 32 bit operating system. F-Secure Linux Security 32 F-Secure Atlant F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce WithSecure Collaboration Protection.
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