CVE-2016-6909

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6909
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-24 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2019-05-22 15:06:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the Cookie parser in Fortinet FortiOS 4.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.13, and 4.3.x before 4.3.9 and FortiSwitch before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka EGREGIOUSBLUNDER.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fortinet Fortios All All All All
Operating System Fortinet Fortios All All All All
Operating System Fortinet Fortiswitch All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fortigate Firewalls - 'EGREGIOUSBLUNDER' Remote Code Execution EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cookie Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | FortiGuard.com CONFIRM fortiguard.com Vendor Advisory
Fortinet FortiGate Cookie Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
EGREGIOUSBLUNDER Fortigate Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Fortinet FortiGate/FortiOS Buffer Overflow in Cookie Parser Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Equation Group Firewall Operations Catalogue MISC musalbas.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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