Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - CVE-2017-14184

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Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - CVE-2017-14184

Published: December 11, 2017 / Updated: December 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9652
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14184
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper storage of encrypted VPN authentication credentials. A local user can retrieve VPN users credentials from the binary file.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-14184

Update to version 5.6.1.

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