CVE-2022-28886

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

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories	Vendor Advisory
https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories	Vendor Advisory
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories	Third Party Advisory
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security:::::::x86:*
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:cloud_protection_for_salesforce::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection::::::windows:x86:
	cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:collaboration_protection::::::::

History

22 May 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories - Third Party Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-09-23 19:15

Updated : 2025-05-22 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-28886

Mitre link : CVE-2022-28886

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Products Affected

f-secure

elements_endpoint_protection
cloud_protection_for_salesforce
internet_gatekeeper
linux_security
collaboration_protection

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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