CVE-2021-44170
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CVE-2021-44170 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in the command line interpreter of FortiOS before 7.0.4 and FortiProxy before 2.0.8 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command line arguments.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in the command line interpreter of FortiOS before 7.0.4 and FortiProxy before 2.0.8 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command line arguments.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortiproxy | >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.7 |
| Fortinet | Fortiproxy | >= 1.1.0, <= 1.1.6 |
| Fortinet | Fortiproxy | >= 1.2.0, <= 1.2.13 |
| Fortinet | Fortiproxy | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8 |
| Fortinet | Fortios | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.14 |
| Fortinet | Fortios | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.11 |
| Fortinet | Fortios | >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.9 |
| Fortinet | Fortios | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.2 |
References
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-179Vendor Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-179Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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