Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2021-33599
A vulnerability affecting F-Secure Antivirus engine was discovered whereby scanning WIM archive file can lead to denial-of-service (infinite loop and freezes AV engine scanner). The vulnerability can be exploit remotely by an attacker. A s…
EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve-notifications-us@f-secure.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve-notifications-us@f-secure.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-33599?
- CVE-2021-33599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2021-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-33599?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-33599 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.