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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.