Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU22809

#VU22809 Input validation error in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - CVE-2019-16152

Published: November 18, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU22809

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16152

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows

Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker can malformat nanomsg and cause a denial of service condition through IPC socket on the system with running FortiClient for Linux.

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238