Link following in Endpoint Security Tools - CVE-2021-3641

 

Link following in Endpoint Security Tools - CVE-2021-3641

Published: January 28, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60121
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3641
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Bitdefender
Affected software:
Endpoint Security Tools

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a link following issue within the Endpoint Agent in the EPAG component. A local user can abuse the service to overwrite a file and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-3641

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources