CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-42786

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Jan 14, 2025 | Modified: Jan 17, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A null pointer dereference in FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions , 6.2 all versions and 6.0 all versions allows attacker to trigger a denial of service via a crafted http request.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Fortios Fortinet 6.0.0 (including) 7.2.6 (excluding)
Fortios Fortinet 7.4.0 (including) 7.4.2 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References