CVE-2022-2402 Stack Overflow in ESET Endpoint Encryption and ESET Full Disk Encryption for Windows
A local attacker can trigger a kernel stack overflow in ESET encryption drivers, causing a system crash and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2402?
CVE-2022-2402 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Encryption, published on 6 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vulnerability in the driver dlpfde.sys enables a user logged into the system to perform system calls leading to kernel stack overflow, resulting in a system crash, for instance, a BSOD.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2402?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Eset Endpoint Encryption, Eset Full Disk Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2402?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2402 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-2402 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2402 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vprg-6crp-2f7g.