SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2023-29177

CVE-2023-29177 — Multiple buffer copy without checking size of input ('classic buffer overflow')

Multiple buffer copy without checking size of input ('classic buffer overflow') vulnerabilities [CWE-120] in FortiADC version 7.2.0 and before 7.1.2 & FortiDDoS-F version 6.5.0 and before 6.4.1 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via s

CVSS
6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.06% (top 82.80%)
CWE
CWE-120
Published
2023-11-14T18:07:59.407Z
Last modified
2024-08-30T18:09:33.400Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

01What is this vulnerability?

Multiple buffer copy without checking size of input ('classic buffer overflow') vulnerabilities [CWE-120] in FortiADC version 7.2.0 and before 7.1.2 & FortiDDoS-F version 6.5.0 and before 6.4.1 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specifically crafted CLI requests.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FortinetFortiDDoSF — 6.5.0, 6.4.0, 6.3.0, 6.2.0, 6.1.0
FortinetFortiADC7.2.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.2.0, 6.1.0, 6.0.0, 5.4.0, 5.3.0, 5.2.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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