Fortinet FortiOS up to 4.1.10/4.2.12/4.3.8 Cookie Parser memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet FortiOS up to 4.1.10/4.2.12/4.3.8 (Firewall Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Cookie Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 08/24/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6909 since 08/22/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93196 (Fortinet FortiOS Web Interface Cookie Parser RCE (EGREGIOUSBLUNDER)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading to version 4.1.11, 4.2.13 or 4.3.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93196) and Exploit-DB (40276).
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6
- 4.1.7
- 4.1.8
- 4.1.9
- 4.1.10
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.6
- 4.2.7
- 4.2.8
- 4.2.9
- 4.2.10
- 4.2.11
- 4.2.12
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.5
- 4.3.6
- 4.3.7
- 4.3.8
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 93196
Nessus Name: Fortinet FortiOS Web Interface Cookie Parser RCE (EGREGIOUSBLUNDER)
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OpenVAS ID: 860196
OpenVAS Name: FortiOS: Cookie Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: FortiOS 4.1.11/4.2.13/4.3.9
Timeline
08/17/2016 🔍08/17/2016 🔍
08/22/2016 🔍
08/24/2016 🔍
08/24/2016 🔍
08/25/2016 🔍
08/29/2016 🔍
09/14/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: fortinet.comAdvisory: 138387
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6909 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036643
SecurityFocus: 92523 - Fortinet FortiGate Cookie Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 08/25/2016 09:15Updated: 09/14/2022 09:48
Changes: 08/25/2016 09:15 (63), 04/02/2019 18:29 (16), 09/14/2022 09:48 (4)
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