Buffer overflow in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager - CVE-2021-24022
Published: July 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54846
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24022
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the geoip-city CLI command. A local user can trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
FortiAnalyzer
FortiManager
FortiManager
How to mitigate CVE-2021-24022
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiAnalyzer - addressed in versions 6.2.8, 6.4.6
FortiManager - addressed in versions 6.2.8, 6.4.6
FortiManager - addressed in versions 6.2.8, 6.4.6