Denial of Service Vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux
CVE-2019-16152

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortinet Forticlientlinux
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 February 2020

What is CVE-2019-16152?

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FortiClient for Linux versions 6.2.1 and earlier. This issue allows an attacker with low privileges to destabilize FortiClient's processes that run with root privileges. The vulnerability occurs due to improper validation of inter-process communication (IPC) client requests sent to the fctsched process, leading to potential system crashes. It is crucial for users to apply updates or patches from Fortinet to remediate this security concern and protect their systems.

Affected Version(s)

Fortinet FortiClientLinux FortiClientLinux 6.2.1 and below

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238
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https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linux
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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