Out-of-bounds write in FortiOS - CVE-2024-52963

 

Out-of-bounds write in FortiOS - CVE-2024-52963

Published: January 22, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103246
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52963
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in IPSec daemon. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the device, trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

FortiOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-52963

Install updates from vendor's website.

FortiOS - update to 7.6.1

External References

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