Stack-based Buffer Overflow in FortiOS and FortiProxy Products
CVE-2021-44170

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortinet Fortiproxy, FortiOS
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 July 2022

What is CVE-2021-44170?

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command line interpreter of FortiOS and FortiProxy. An attacker with authenticated access can exploit this flaw by supplying specially crafted command line arguments, which could enable them to execute unauthorized code or commands, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality.

Affected Version(s)

Fortinet FortiProxy, FortiOS FortiOS before 7.0.4; FortiProxy before 2.0.8

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-179
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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