F-Secure/WithSecure Product Unpacker aerdl.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in F-Secure/WithSecure Product. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library aerdl.dll of the component Unpacker. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-28887. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F-Secure/WithSecure Product (version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown function in the library aerdl.dll of the component Unpacker. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure & WithSecure products whereby the aerdl.dll unpacker handler function crashes. This can lead to a possible scanning engine crash.

The weakness was presented 10/13/2022. The advisory is shared for download at f-secure.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-28887 since 04/08/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-33324). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/08/2022 🔍
10/13/2022 +188 days 🔍
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05/22/2026 +1317 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: f-secure.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210728
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2022 11:35
Updated: 05/22/2026 06:52
Changes: 10/13/2022 11:35 (48), 11/07/2022 10:53 (11), 05/16/2025 03:51 (15), 05/22/2026 06:52 (1)
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