CVE-2021-40837

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    CVE-2021-40837

    Published: 9 Feb 2022Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A vulnerability affecting F-Secure antivirus engine before Capricorn update 2022-02-01_01 was discovered whereby decompression of ACE file causes the scanner service to stop. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker. A successful attack will result in denial-of-service of the antivirus engine.

    References: , https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories, https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2021-40837

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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