SB2023080873 - Privilege escalation in FortiOS CLI 



SB2023080873 - Privilege escalation in FortiOS CLI

Published: August 8, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023080873
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 security vulnerability.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29182)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in CLI. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to CLI to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.