vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2016-6909)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 24, 2016 | May 15, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 24, 2016
Added
May 15, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Buffer overflow in the Cookie parser in Fortinet FortiOS 4.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.13, and 4.3.x before 4.3.9 and FortiSwitch before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka EGREGIOUSBLUNDER.
Solutions
fortios-upgrade-4_1_11fortios-upgrade-4_2_13fortios-upgrade-4_3_9
References
- CVE-2016-6909
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-6909
- CWE-119
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-7794
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-7794
- https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/
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