CVE-2017-17543

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17543
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-26 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-05-11 17:38:00 UTC
DescriptionUsers' VPN authentication credentials are unsafely encrypted in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows 5.6.0 and below versions, FortiClient for Mac OSX 5.6.0 and below versions and FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux 4.4.2335 and below versions, due to the use of a static encryption key and weak encryption algorithms.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-326

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fortinet Forticlient All All All All
Application Fortinet Forticlient All All All All
Application Fortinet Forticlient Sslvpn Client All All All All

References

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FortiClient insecure VPN credential storage and encryption | FortiGuard CONFIRM fortiguard.com
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