CVE-2021-24022
Fortinet FortiManager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager CLI systems, tracked as CVE-2021-24022. The vulnerability affects FortiAnalyzer versions 6.4.5 and below, 6.2.7 and below, 6.0.x, and FortiManager versions 6.4.5 and below, 6.2.7 and below, 6.0.x. The issue was disclosed on July 7, 2021, and received a medium severity rating with a CVSSv3 score of 6.1 (FortiGuard PSIRT).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the IP parameter of the 'diagnose system geoip-city ip' CLI command. When an authenticated local user inputs a large IP value to this command, it can trigger a buffer overflow condition. The vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating moderate potential impact (FortiGuard PSIRT).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Fortinet has stated that they are not aware of any successful exploitation of this vulnerability that would lead to code execution (FortiGuard PSIRT).

Mitigation and workarounds

Fortinet has released patches to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.0.0 or above, version 6.4.6 or above, or version 6.2.8 or above. For FortiManager, users should upgrade to version 7.0.0 or above, version 6.4.6 or above, or version 6.2.8 or above (FortiGuard PSIRT).

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