CVE-2016-7541
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-7541 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | fortinet |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-30 14:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | Long lived sessions in Fortinet FortiGate devices with FortiOS 5.x before 5.4.0 could violate a security policy during IPS signature updates when the FortiGate's IPSengine is configured in flow mode. All FortiGate versions with IPS configured in proxy mode (the default mode) are not affected. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-254 | Protection bypass
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fortinet | Fortios | 5.2.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortiOS flow-mode detection bypass under certain conditions | FortiGuard | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | fortiguard.com | Not Applicable |
| Fortinet FortiOS CVE-2016-7541 Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.