CVE-2019-17657

Description

An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch below 3.6.11, 6.0.6 and 6.2.2, FortiAnalyzer below 6.2.3, FortiManager below 6.2.3 and FortiAP-S/W2 below 6.2.2 may allow an attacker to cause admin webUI denial of service (DoS) via handling special crafted HTTP requests/responses in pieces slowly, as demonstrated by Slow HTTP DoS Attacks.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: n/a Fortinet FortiSwitch
Affected: n/a FortiAnalyzer
Affected: n/a FortiManager
Affected: n/a FortiAP-S/W2
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-013 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17657?
CVE-2019-17657 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17657?
To fix CVE-2019-17657, 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-2019-17657 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-17657 is being actively exploited. 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-2019-17657?
CVE-2019-17657 affects n/a Fortinet FortiSwitch, n/a FortiAnalyzer, n/a FortiManager, n/a FortiAP-S/W2.
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