SB2024112170 - Privilege escalation in FortiAnalyzer
Published: November 21, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024112170
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31496)
CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in a CLI command. A local user can pass specially crafted data via the CLI to the affected command, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.