CVE-2022-28886 Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service by triggering an infinite loop in the scanning engine when processing malicious PE files.
- 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-2022-28886?
CVE-2022-28886 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in 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 on 23 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28886?
It affects 5 products.
Products include F-Secure Cloud Protection for Salesforce, F-Secure Collaboration Protection, F-Secure Elements Endpoint Protection, F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper, F-Secure Linux Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28886 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-2022-28886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows running 32 bit operating system. F-Secure Linux Security 32 F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6v9f-3xw7-vjj9.