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CVE-2016-6909

Fortigate Firewalls - 'EGREGIOUSBLUNDER' Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in the Cookie parser in Fortinet FortiOS 4.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.13, and 4.3.x before 4.3.9 and FortiSwitch before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka EGREGIOUSBLUNDER.

Desbordamiento de búfer en el analizador Cookie en Fortinet FortiOS 4.x en versiones anteriores a 4.1.11, 4.2.x en versiones anteriores a 4.2.13 y 4.3.x en versiones anteriores a 4.3.9 y FortiSwitch en versiones anteriores a 3.4.3 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una petición HTTP manipulada, también conocido como EGREGIOUSBLUNDER.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-08-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-08-24 CVE Published
  • 2023-10-17 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Fortinet
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Fortios
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>= 4.1.0 < 4.1.11
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Fortinet
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Fortios
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>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.13
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Fortinet
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Fortios
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>= 4.3.0 < 4.3.9
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Fortinet
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Fortiswitch
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<= 3.4.2
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Affected