Fortinet FortiOS up to 5.0.7 FortiManager Protocol Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Fortinet FortiOS up to 5.0.7. Affected is an unknown function of the component FortiManager Protocol Service. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-2216. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS up to 5.0.7 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component FortiManager Protocol Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The FortiManager protocol service in Fortinet FortiOS before 4.3.16 and 5.0.0 before 5.0.8 on FortiGate devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.

The weakness was disclosed 08/19/2014 by Gregor Kopf with Recurity Labs as FG-IR-14-006 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2216 since 02/26/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

Code execution has not been demonstrated, but may be possible under certain conditions.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77988 (Fortinet FortiOS < 4.3.16 / 5.x < 5.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FG-IR-14-006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Firewalls.

Upgrading to version 4.3.16, 5.0.8 or 5.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95442), Tenable (77988), SecurityFocus (BID 69338†), Secunia (SA60724†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030753†). The entry VDB-67675 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77988
Nessus Name: Fortinet FortiOS < 4.3.16 / 5.x < 5.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FG-IR-14-006)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FortiOS 4.3.16/5.0.8/5.2.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-14-006
Researcher: Gregor Kopf
Organization: Recurity Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67407
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X-Force: 95442
SecurityFocus: 69338 - Fortinet FortiOS CVE-2014-2216 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 60724 - Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) FortiManager Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030753 - Fortinet FortiGate Flaw in FortiManager Protocol Service Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 46897 - Fortinet FortiOS Remote DoS Vulnerability in The FortiManager Protocol Service via a Crafted Request, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/26/2014 12:40
Updated: 12/05/2024 14:28
Changes: 08/26/2014 12:40 (77), 03/07/2018 09:31 (6), 02/11/2022 03:28 (2), 12/05/2024 14:28 (15)
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