CVE-2019-5585: Medium severity fortinet forticlient vulnerability

Published Apr 9, 2019
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Updated

An improper access control vulnerability in FortiClientMac before 6.0.5 may allow an attacker to affect the application's performance via modifying the contents of a file used by several FortiClientMac processes.

Affected Software

4 affected components
FortiClient Forticlient Mac Os X=6.0.1
FortiClient Forticlient Mac Os X=6.0.2
FortiClient Forticlient Mac Os X=6.0.3
FortiClient Forticlient Mac Os X=6.0.4

Event History

Apr 9, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:57 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:57 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5585?

CVE-2019-5585 is rated as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-5585?

To fix CVE-2019-5585, users should update FortiClientMac to version 6.0.5 or later.

3

What types of systems are affected by CVE-2019-5585?

CVE-2019-5585 affects FortiClientMac versions 6.0.1 through 6.0.4.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2019-5585?

The impact of CVE-2019-5585 can lead to performance degradation of the FortiClientMac application.

5

Who is the vendor for CVE-2019-5585?

The vendor for CVE-2019-5585 is Fortinet, specifically related to their FortiClient product.

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