CVE-2023-22639 Memory corruption in FortiOS

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds write in FortiOS and FortiProxy allows attackers to escalate privileges via crafted commands.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-22639?

CVE-2023-22639 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 13 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, FortiOS version 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, FortiOS all versions 6.2, FortiOS all versions 6.0, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, FortiProxy all versions 2.0, FortiProxy all versions 1.2, FortiProxy all versions 1.1, FortiProxy all versions 1.0 allows attacker to escalation of privilege via specifically crafted commands.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22639?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortios, Fortinet Fortiproxy.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22639?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22639 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-22639 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Fortios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rqg9-f682-xvvh.

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