CVE-2008-0779
N/A
Published: February 14, 2008 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorForticlient Host Security
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The fortimon.sys device driver in Fortinet FortiClient Host Security 3.0 MR5 Patch 3 and earlier does not properly initialize its DeviceExtension, which allows local users to access kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 3.0mr5_patch_3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28975Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3660Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0541/referencesQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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