CVE-2021-36174 (GCVE-0-2021-36174)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-02 18:15 – Updated: 2024-10-25 13:46
VLAI
Summary
A memory allocation with excessive size value vulnerability in the license verification function of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service attack via specially crafted license blobs.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-23 13:57 UTC
CWE
  • Denial of service
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Fortinet Fortinet FortiPortal Affected: FortiPortal before 6.0.6
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  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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