SB2021071404 - Privilege escalation in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer



SB2021071404 - Privilege escalation in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer

Published: July 14, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021071404
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24022)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the geoip-city CLI command. A local user can trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.