What is CVE-2020-29016?

CVE-2020-29016 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-29016?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Fortinet Fortiweb

CVE-2020-29016

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.0 through 6.3.5 and version before 6.2.4 may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite the content of the stack and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a cr…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiweb — versions FortiWeb 6.3.0 through 6.3.5 and version before 6.2.4
Fortinet Fortiweb

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29016?: CVE-2020-29016 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-29016?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.