CVE-2022-28874 Multiple Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities

Medium 4.3 Published 23 May 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in F-Secure and WithSecure products by sending crafted PE32-bit files that trigger memory corruption.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-28874?

CVE-2022-28874 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in F-Secure endpoint protection products for Windows and Mac. F-Secure Linux Security (32-bit). F-Secure Linux Security 64. F-Secure Atlant. WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce & WithSecure Collaboration Protection, published on 23 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple Denial-of-Service vulnerabilities was discovered in the F-Secure Atlant and in certain WithSecure products while scanning fuzzed PE32-bit files cause memory corruption and heap buffer overflow which eventually can crash the scanning engine. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28874?

It affects 5 products.

Products include F-Secure Atlant, F-Secure Elements Endpoint Protection, F-Secure Linux Security, Withsecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce, Withsecure Elements Collaboration Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-28874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgvq-q2v6-99mj.