#VU77179 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2023-29178

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#VU77179 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2023-29178

Published: June 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77179
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29178
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
FortiProxy
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to access to an uninitialized pointer within the administrative API interface. A remote user repeatedly send crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests to the API to crash the httpsd process.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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