CVE-2021-40836 - OpenCVE

A vulnerability affecting F-Secure antivirus engine was discovered whereby scanning MS outlook .pst files can lead to denial-of-service. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker. A successful attack will result in denial-of-service of the antivirus engine.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos
F-secure	Atlant Elements Endpoint Detection And Response Elements Endpoint Protection Internet Gatekeeper Linux Security Linux Security 64
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:atlant::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security:::::::x86:*
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security_64::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_detection_and_response::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection::::::::

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: F-SecureUS

Published: 2021-12-22T11:14:42

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:51:07.487Z

Reserved: 2021-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-40836

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-12-22T12:15:07.827

Modified: 2021-12-28T16:24:23.763

Link: CVE-2021-40836

Redhat

No data.

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