First published: Tue May 14 2024(Updated: )
A double free vulnerability [CWE-415] in FortiOS may allow a privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Fortinet FortiOS IPS Engine | >=6.4 | |
Fortinet FortiOS IPS Engine | >=6.2 |
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The FG-IR-23-195 vulnerability is considered critical due to the potential for privileged attackers to execute unauthorized code.
To mitigate FG-IR-23-195, update FortiOS to the latest patched version released by Fortinet.
FortiOS versions 6.2 and 6.4 are vulnerable to FG-IR-23-195.
A privileged attacker can exploit the FG-IR-23-195 vulnerability through specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
A double free vulnerability, as referenced in FG-IR-23-195, allows a program to free a memory allocation twice, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.