Medium severity · published Jan 14, 2025
CVE-2023-42785
A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions , 6.2 all versions and 6.0 all versions allows attacker…
6.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions , 6.2 all versions and 6.0 all versions allows attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted http request.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
6.0.0 before 7.2.6; 7.4.0 before 7.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42785
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42785
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-293
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