CVE-2023-29181 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-29181

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0...

Vulnerability Description

A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, 6.2.0 through 6.2.14, 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, 2.0.0 through 2.0.12, 1.2.0 through 1.2.13, 1.1.0 through 1.1.6, 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, FortiPAM 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted command.

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.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

FortiPAM, FortiOS, FortiProxy
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.0, 6.2.0, 6.0.0, 5.6.0, 5.4.0, 5.2.0, 5.0.0, 4.3.0, 4.2.0, 4.1.1, 4.0.0, 2.0.0, 1.2.0, 1.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 22nd, 2024
Last Modified: August 22nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-134

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.