Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios
CVE-2016-7541
Long lived sessions in Fortinet FortiGate devices with FortiOS 5.x before 5.4.0 could violate a security policy during IPS signature updates when the FortiGate's IPSengine is configured in flow mode. All FortiGate versions with IPS configured in proxy mode (the default mode) are not affected.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (59.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 5.0.0, 5.2.3, 5.0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94477 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-088 (Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7541?
- CVE-2016-7541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-03-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7541?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.