CVE-2020-7041: Medium severity Openfortivpn Project Openfortivpn vulnerability

Published Feb 27, 2020
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Updated

An issue was discovered in openfortivpn 1.11.0 when used with OpenSSL 1.0.2 or later. tunnel.c mishandles certificate validation because an X509checkhost negative error code is interpreted as a successful return value.

Affected Software

9 affected components
Openfortivpn Project Openfortivpn<1.12.0
OpenSSL OpenSSL<=1.0.2
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
openSUSE Backports SLE=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Leap=15.1
All of the following
Openfortivpn Project Openfortivpn<1.12.0
OpenSSL OpenSSL<=1.0.2

Event History

Feb 27, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:29 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-7041?

The severity of CVE-2020-7041 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.

2

What is the affected software for CVE-2020-7041?

The affected software for CVE-2020-7041 is openfortivpn version 1.11.0 when used with OpenSSL 1.0.2 or later.

3

How does CVE-2020-7041 affect OpenSSL?

CVE-2020-7041 affects OpenSSL by mishandling certificate validation when used with openfortivpn 1.11.0.

4

Is Fedora affected by CVE-2020-7041?

Yes, Fedora versions 30, 31, and 32 are affected by CVE-2020-7041.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-7041?

To fix CVE-2020-7041, update openfortivpn to version 1.12.0 or higher.

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