Input validation error in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - CVE-2019-17652
Published: November 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22811
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17652
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the system with running FortiClient for Linux through IPC socket by argv through nanomsg.
Affected software
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17652
Install updates from vendor's website.
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - update to 6.2.2