CVE-2022-28886

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

Description

A Denial-of-Service vulnerability was discovered in the F-Secure and WithSecure products where aerdl.so/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 2022-09-13_07

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory f-secure.com
Affected: F-Secure and WithSecure All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows running 32 bit operating system. F-Secure Linux Security 32 F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories vendor advisory
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28886?
CVE-2022-28886 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-28886?
To fix CVE-2022-28886: FIX No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with Capricorn database on 2022-09-13_07
Is CVE-2022-28886 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-28886 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-2022-28886?
CVE-2022-28886 affects F-Secure and WithSecure All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows running 32 bit operating system. F-Secure Linux Security 32 F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper.
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