CVE-2019-17652
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CVE-2019-17652 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow a user with low privilege to cause FortiClient processes running under root priviledge crashes via sending specially crafted "StartAvCustomScan" type IPC client requests to the fctsched process due the argv data not been well sanitized.. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A stack buffer overflow vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow a user with low privilege to cause FortiClient processes running under root priviledge crashes via sending specially crafted "StartAvCustomScan" type IPC client requests to the fctsched process due the argv data not been well sanitized.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Forticlient | <= 6.2.1 |
References
- https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linuxExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238Vendor Advisory
- https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linuxExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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