CVE-2015-5735

FortiClient Antivirus Information Exposure / Access Control

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The (1) mdare64_48.sys, (2) mdare32_48.sys, (3) mdare32_52.sys, and (4) mdare64_52.sys drivers in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allow local users to write to arbitrary memory locations via a 0x226108 ioctl call.

Los controladores (1) mdare64_48.sys, (2) mdare32_48.sys, (3) mdare32_52.sys y (4) mdare64_52.sys en Fortinet FortiClient en versiones anteriores a 5.2.4 permite a usuarios locales escribir a localizaciones de memoria arbitrarias a través de una llamada ioctl 0x226108.

FortiClient drivers are prone to multiple attacks and expose a wide surface that allows users to easily get SYSTEM privileges.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-08-04 CVE Reserved
2015-09-02 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient	X_refsource_confirm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html	X_refsource_misc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0	Mailing List
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient	2018-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fortinet Search vendor "Fortinet"		Forticlient Search vendor "Fortinet" for product "Forticlient"				<= 5.2.3 Search vendor "Fortinet" for product "Forticlient" and version " <= 5.2.3"		-		Affected