Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios
CVE-2023-29178
A access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability [CWE-824] in Fortinet FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.9 and FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and before 7.0.11 allows an authenticated attacker to repetitively crash the httpsd process via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
- Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.2.3, 7.0.0, 7.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-095 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29178?
- CVE-2023-29178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29178?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.