Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in FortiPortal - CVE-2021-36174
Published: November 16, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58183
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36174
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiPortal
FortiPortal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper allocation of memory in the license verification function. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted license blobs and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36174
Install updates from vendor's website.