CVE-2016-6909

high-risk
Published 2016-08-24

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.

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63.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 37% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
40276
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Fortiswitch

Affected Vendors

Fortinet

References (12)

Vendor Advisory http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Co...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643
Third Party Advisory https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.htm...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/
Vendor Advisory http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Co...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643
Third Party Advisory https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.htm...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low