VDB-184105 · CVE-2021-33603 · GCVE-0-2021-33603

F-Secure Anti-Virus Engine AVPACK denial of service

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4.5	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus Engine. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component AVPACK Module. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-33603. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in F-Secure Anti-Virus Engine (Anti-Malware Software) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component AVPACK Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 10/08/2021. The advisory is shared at f-secure.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-33603 since 05/27/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

F-Secure

Name

Anti-Virus Engine

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.f-secure.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (F-Secure): 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

05/27/2021 🔍
10/08/2021 +134 days 🔍
10/08/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f-secure.com

Advisory: f-secure.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-33603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-33603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-184105

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2021 14:54
Updated: 10/14/2021 08:57
Changes: 10/08/2021 14:54 (47), 10/14/2021 08:57 (1)
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