CVE-2023-36640
CVE-2023-36640 key facts
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Highest advisory rating
- Medium
- Vendor advisories
- 2 from Fortinet
- Listed by VulniPulse
Ratings, versions and fixes are quoted from the vendor advisories that cover only CVE-2023-36640; each belongs to its advisory, not to every product listed. How records are collected and checked.
Vendor advisories for CVE-2023-36640
Fortinet
2 advisories- Advisory severityMedium6.7
Medium [CVE-2023-36640 +1] use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 01.00 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands
CVE-2023-36640Source published Source updated
This bulletin covers 2 CVEs. The products, versions, score and guidance below describe the bulletin; check its source for applicability to this specific CVE.
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 01.00 all versions allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted commands Affected products named by the advisory: FortiSwitchManager.
- Affected products in this advisory
- FortiOS
- FortiPAM
- FortiProxy
- FortiSwitchManager
- Source-reported affected versions
- FortiOS: 6.0.0 through 7.4.0 (vendor-listed versions)
- FortiPAM: 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 (vendor-listed versions)
- FortiProxy: 1.0.0 through 7.2.5 (vendor-listed versions)
- FortiSwitchManager: 7.0.0 through 7.2.2 (vendor-listed versions)
- Source-reported fixed versions
- No fixed-version detail extracted. This does not mean no fix exists.
- Mitigation guidance
- No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
- Advisory severityMedium6.7
Medium [CVE-2023-36640 +1] use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.2 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted cli commands and http requests
CVE-2023-45583Source published Source updated
This bulletin covers 2 CVEs. The products, versions, score and guidance below describe the bulletin; check its source for applicability to this specific CVE.
A use of externally-controlled format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0, FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1.0, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.5, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.2 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specially crafted cli commands and http requests.
- Affected products in this advisory
- FortiOS
- FortiPAM
- FortiProxy
- FortiSwitchManager
- Source-reported affected versions
- FortiOS: 6.0.0 through 7.4.0 (vendor-listed versions)
- FortiPAM: 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 (vendor-listed versions)
- FortiProxy: 1.0.0 through 7.2.5 (vendor-listed versions)
- FortiSwitchManager: 7.0.0 through 7.2.2 (vendor-listed versions)
- Source-reported fixed versions
- No fixed-version detail extracted. This does not mean no fix exists.
- Mitigation guidance
- No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
References
More Fortinet advisories
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