Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume in FortiAnalyzer - #VU29202

 

Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume in FortiAnalyzer - #VU29202

Published: June 23, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29202
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-406
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiAnalyzer
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an insufficient control of network message volume. A remote attacker can send specially crafted mode 6 queries to the FortiAnalyzer built-in NTP server, perform NTP amplification attacks and cause a denial of service condition on the target system. 

Note: This vulnerability affects only models that support FortiRecorder management:

  • FAZ_200F
  • FAZ_300F
  • FAZ_400E
  • FAZ_800F.
  • FAZ_1000E
  • FAZ_1000F
  • FAZ_2000E
  • FAZ_3000F
  • FAZ_3500G
  • FAZ_3700F
  • FAZ_VM64
  • FAZ_VM64_KVM


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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