#VU77176 NULL pointer dereference in FortiOS - CVE-2023-29179
Published: June 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77176
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-29179
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
FortiOS
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc
Fortinet, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the /proxy endpoint and crash the SSL-VPN daemon.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.