Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-41675 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FortiOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system FortiProxy Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc |
Vendor | Fortinet, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU81928
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41675
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Web proxy process. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send multiple specially crafted packets to the device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that SSL deep packet inspection is enabled.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFortiOS: 7.0.0 - 7.2.4
FortiProxy: 7.0.0 - 7.2.2
External linkshttp://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-184
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.