High [CVE-2024-5974] Firebox Authenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
This high-severity WatchGuard advisory covers CVE-2024-5974 affecting Fireware OS.
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Summary
A buffer overflow in WatchGuard Fireware OS could may allow an authenticated remote attacker with privileged management access to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on the firewall. This issue affects Fireware OS: from 11.9.6 through 12.10.3.
- Fireware OS 11.9.4 before 12.10.4
- Fireware OS 12.0 before 12.5.12+701324
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- 12.10.4
- 12.5.12+701324
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 12.10.4, 12.5.12+701324. That is the remediation for this advisory.
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Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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