Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Fortinet FortiWeb
CVE-2021-41014

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Fortinet
Status
Fortinet Fortiweb
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 December 2021

Summary

An uncontrolled resource consumption issue in Fortinet FortiWeb allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the system by sending oversized HTTP packets. This can lead to the httpsd daemon becoming unresponsive, thereby disrupting services and potentially exposing the system to further attacks.

Affected Version(s)

Fortinet FortiWeb FortiWeb 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.3.15, 6.3.14, 6.3.13, 6.3.12, 6.3.11, 6.3.10, 6.3.9, 6.3.8, 6.3.7, 6.3.6, 6.3.5, 6.3.4, 6.3.3, 6.3.2, 6.3.1, 6.3.0, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.1.2, 6.1.1, 6.1.0, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-131
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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