CVE-2022-28882

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2022 at 03:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:39 AM UTC
13 products affected across 2 vendorsInternet GatekeeperAtlantElements Endpoint Protection· also runs on 2 platforms

Using All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection products for Windows & Mac F-Secure Linux Security (32-bit) F-Secure Linux Security (64-bit) F-Secure Atlant F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce WithSecure Collaboration Protection by F-Secure and WithSecure?

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure & WithSecure products whereby the aegen.dll will go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. This eventually leads to scanning engine crash. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835

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