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CVE-2023-43765: Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description
STATUS: Fixed
RISK LEVEL: Medium
FIX: No user action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with Capricorn database on 2023-02-06_07.
Affected products
All F‑Secure endpoint protection products for Windows and Mac
Affected platforms
All supported platforms for the affected products
More information
A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F‑Secure products whereby the aeelf.dll component crashes. This can lead to a possible scanning engine crash. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.
This issue was reported to F‑Secure through the Vulnerability Reward Program. No known exploit or attack has been seen in the wild.
Credits
F‑Secure would like to thank faty420 for bringing this issue to our attention.
Change notes
2023-10-09: Updated advisory to include assigned CVE number, and replaced security advisory’s identifier from FSC-2023-1 to CVE-2023-43765.
Date issued: 2023-02-15
Date updated: 2023-10-09