Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.3 FortiClient SSL_VPN Linux access control 🚫 [False Positive]

Noticeinfo

⚠️ This issue was flagged as a false-positive. Please consult the sources mentioned and consider not using this entry at all.

Productinfo

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiOS

Version

• 5.4.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

Timelineinfo

10/07/2016 🔍
04/05/2017 +180 days 🔍
04/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/26/2017 +51 days 🔍
05/27/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2026 +3429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
False Positive: Yes

CVE: CVE-2016-8497 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101796
SecurityFocus: 97478 - FortiClient SSLVPN CVE-2016-8497 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - Fortinet FortiClient SSLVPN for Linux privilege escalation

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2017 09:46
Updated: 10/16/2026 05:47
Changes: 05/27/2017 09:46 (44), 10/03/2020 12:53 (5), 12/25/2020 16:59 (8), 12/25/2020 17:05 (1), 10/16/2026 05:47 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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