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CVE-2021-36173
published 2021-12-08

CVE-2021-36173: A heap-based buffer overflow in the firmware signature verification function of FortiOS versions 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, and…

PriorityP347high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.44%
70.2th percentile
A heap-based buffer overflow in the firmware signature verification function of FortiOS versions 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted installation images.

Affected

20 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
fortinetfortigate-1100e
fortinetfortigate-200f
fortinetfortigate-2600f
fortinetfortigate-3500f
fortinetfortigate-400e
fortinetfortigate-600e
fortinetfortigate1800f
fortinetfortigate2200e
fortinetfortigate3300e
fortinetfortigate3600e
fortinetfortigate40f
fortinetfortigate60f
fortinetfortigate7121f
fortinetfortinet_fortios
fortinetfortios
fortinetfortios
fortinetfortios
fortinetfortios6.0.0 – 6.0.13
fortinetfortios6.2.0 – 6.2.9
fortinetfortios6.4.0 – 6.4.6

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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