CVE-2019-17657
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CVE-2019-17657 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch below 3.6.11, 6.0.6 and 6.2.2, FortiAnalyzer below 6.2.3, FortiManager below 6.2.3 and FortiAP-S/W2 below 6.2.2 may allow an attacker to cause admin webUI denial of service (DoS) via handling special crafted HTTP requests/responses in pieces slowly, as demonstrated by Slow HTTP DoS Attacks.. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch below 3.6.11, 6.0.6 and 6.2.2, FortiAnalyzer below 6.2.3, FortiManager below 6.2.3 and FortiAP-S/W2 below 6.2.2 may allow an attacker to cause admin webUI denial of service (DoS) via handling special crafted HTTP requests/responses in pieces slowly, as demonstrated by Slow HTTP DoS Attacks.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortianalyzer | < 6.2.3 |
| Fortinet | Fortiap-S | < 6.2.2 |
| Fortinet | Fortiap-W2 | < 6.2.2 |
| Fortinet | Fortimanager | < 6.2.3 |
| Fortinet | Fortiswitch | < 3.6.11 |
| Fortinet | Fortiswitch | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.6 |
| Fortinet | Fortiswitch | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.2 |
References
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-013Vendor Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-013Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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