CVE-2023-42520 describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability affecting various WithSecure security products across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. An unauthenticated attacker can crash the scanning engine by providing specially crafted data files, leading to a high-impact availability issue. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:client_security:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:email_and_server_security:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:server_security:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:linux_protection:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.