CVE-2021-4198

Summary

CVECVE-2021-4198
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-07 12:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-03-11 19:18:00 UTC
DescriptionA NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the messaging_ipc.dll component as used in Bitdefender Total Security, Internet Security, Antivirus Plus, Endpoint Security Tools, VPN Standalone allows an attacker to arbitrarily crash product processes and generate crashdump files. This issue affects: Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 26.0.3.29. Bitdefender Internet Security versions prior to 26.0.3.29. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus versions prior to 26.0.3.29. Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools versions prior to 7.2.2.92. Bitdefender VPN Standalone versions prior to 25.5.0.48.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Bitdefender Antivirus Plus All All All All
Application Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools All All All All
Application Bitdefender Internet Security All All All All
Application Bitdefender Total Security All All All All
Application Bitdefender Vpn Standalone All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-22-483 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
messaging_ipc.dll NULL Pointer Dereference in multiple Bitdefender products (VA-10016) - Bitdefender CONFIRM www.bitdefender.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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