Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2021-33603

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure Atlant whereby the AVPACK module component used in certain F-Secure products can crash while scanning a fuzzed files. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker. A successful attack will result in Denial-of-Service (DoS) of the Anti-Virus engine.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-33603: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33603?
CVE-2021-33603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-33603?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.