What is CVE-2023-29179?

CVE-2023-29179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-29179?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2023-29179

A null pointer dereference in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, Fortiproxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to denial of service via specially crafted HTTP requests.

EPSS: 0.025 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortios — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0
Fortinet Fortiproxy — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29179?: CVE-2023-29179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-29179?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.