CVE-2019-16152

Public Exploit

Description

A Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow an user with low privilege to cause FortiClient processes running under root privilege crashes via sending specially crafted IPC client requests to the fctsched process due the nanomsg not been correctly validated.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientLinux
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238 vendor advisory
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linux third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16152?
CVE-2019-16152 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16152?
To fix CVE-2019-16152, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16152 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-16152 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-16152?
CVE-2019-16152 affects Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientLinux.
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