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Status published
Critical
CVE-2016-6909
Buffer overflow in the Cookie parser in Fortinet FortiOS 4.x...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
- https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523
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Affected Vendor
fortinet
View all reports →Affected Software
fortios, fortiswitch
Vulnerable Versions:
4.1.0, 4.2.0, 4.3.0, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 24th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.