CVE-2023-42786 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Fortinet Fortios

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Fortinet Fortios
Timeline
PublishedJan 14

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:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDfortinet/fortios6.0.0 — 7.2.6+1
▶CVEListV5fortinet/fortios7.4.0 — 7.4.1+5

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6956-r7m5-cgq5: A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7↗2025-01-14
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CVEList
CVE-2023-42786: A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7↗2025-01-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Fortinet
Null pointer dereference leading to sslvpn DOS↗2025-01-14
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