CVE-2016-6909

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Published Aug 24, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 49.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 49.9% (49.856% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643
https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/

History

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Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortios Fortiswitch

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 24, 2016, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 24, 2016, 4:30 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

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