Fortinet FortiOS/FortiProxy HTTP GET Request uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-29055. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy (Firewall Software) (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

A access of uninitialized pointer in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 6.2.0 through 6.2.10, 6.0.x, FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, 2.0.0 through 2.0.9, 1.2.x allows a remote unauthenticated or authenticated attacker to crash the sslvpn daemon via an HTTP GET request.

The weakness was presented 10/18/2022 as FG-IR-22-086. The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-29055 since 04/11/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209851 (Fortinet Fortigate Access to NULL pointer in SSL VPN portal (FG-IR-22-086)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209851) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-33468). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209851
Nessus Name: Fortinet Fortigate Access to NULL pointer in SSL VPN portal (FG-IR-22-086)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/11/2022 🔍
10/18/2022 +190 days 🔍
10/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2026 +1312 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-22-086
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211348
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2022 19:00
Updated: 05/22/2026 07:07
Changes: 10/18/2022 19:00 (48), 10/29/2024 02:38 (16), 05/22/2026 07:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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