CVE-2021-36173

2021-12-0818:42:56

fortinet

www.cve.org

cve-2021-36173

fortios

firmware signature verification

arbitrary code

installation images

CVSS3

Attack Vector

ADJACENT

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C

AI Score

9.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

73.6%

JSON

A heap-based buffer overflow in the firmware signature verification function of FortiOS versions 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted installation images.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Fortinet FortiOS",
    "vendor": "Fortinet",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "FortiOS 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.13"
      }
    ]
  }
]