CVE-2021-4198 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the messaging_ipc.dll component of several Bitdefender products, including Total Security, Internet Security, Antivirus Plus, Endpoint Security Tools, and VPN Standalone. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to crash product processes and generate crashdump files. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion, with only one mention on Reddit.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 26.0.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:antivirus_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.2.2.92CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:endpoint_security_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 26.0.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 26.0.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 25.5.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:vpn_standalone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.