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Fortinet FortiOS: Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2021-36173)

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Fortinet FortiOS: Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2021-36173)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/08/2021
Created
03/19/2022
Added
03/18/2022
Modified
03/18/2022

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in the firmware signature verification function of FortiOS versions 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted installation images.

Solution(s)

  • fortios-upgrade-latest

References

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