CVE-2023-29182 Memory corruption in FortiOS

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

A privileged attacker can execute arbitrary code on FortiOS devices by exploiting a stack-based buffer overflow via crafted CLI 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-2023-29182?

CVE-2023-29182 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 17 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in Fortinet FortiOS before 7.0.3 allows a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted CLI commands, provided the attacker were able to evade FortiOS stack protections.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29182?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortios.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29182 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-2023-29182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Fortios vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qf45-v3jg-6772.

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