Medium severity · published Aug 17, 2023
CVE-2023-29182
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in Fortinet FortiOS before 7.0.3 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted CLI commands,…
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in Fortinet FortiOS before 7.0.3 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted CLI commands, provided the attacker were able to evade FortiOS stack protections.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
6.2.0 before 7.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29182
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29182
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-149
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