Privilege escalation in FortiOS CLI



Published: 2023-08-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-29182
CWE-ID CWE-121
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79167

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29182

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiOS: 6.2.0 - 7.0.3

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-149


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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