Null pointer dereference in FortiOS - CVE-2024-36504
Published: April 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107346
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36504
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS
FortiOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due tonull pointer dereference. An authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service on the SSLVPN web portal via a specially crafted URL. This does not impact the SSL VPN tunnel mode.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36504
Install update from vendor's website.