Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.2.1 on Linux input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.2.1 on Linux. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-16152. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.2.1 on Linux. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow an user with low privilege to cause FortiClient processes running under root privilege crashes via sending specially crafted IPC client requests to the fctsched process due the nanomsg not been correctly validated.

The weakness was shared 02/06/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-16152 since 09/09/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-149758, VDB-149760 and VDB-149803 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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09/09/2019 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-16152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-16152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149759
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2020 19:06
Updated: 02/06/2020 19:11
Changes: 02/06/2020 19:06 (38), 02/06/2020 19:11 (17)
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