CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-4198

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Mar 07, 2022 | Modified: Mar 11, 2022
CVSS 3.x
6.1
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A 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.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Antivirus_plus Bitdefender * 26.0.3.29 (excluding)
Endpoint_security_tools Bitdefender * 7.2.2.92 (excluding)
Internet_security Bitdefender * 26.0.3.29 (excluding)
Total_security Bitdefender * 26.0.3.29 (excluding)
Vpn_standalone Bitdefender * 25.5.0.48 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References