Denial of service in FortiVoice dhcpd deamon



Published: 2022-07-05
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-42755
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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FortiVoice
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU64930

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42755

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the dhcpd deamon. A remote non-authenticated attacker on the local network can send specially crafted traffic to the affected system, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiVoice: 6.0.0 - 6.4.3

External links

http://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-155


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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