CVE-2016-6909
N/A
Published: August 24, 2016 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFortiOSFortiSwitch
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 50%
Description
Buffer overflow in the Cookie parser in Fortinet FortiOS 4.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.13, and 4.3.x before 4.3.9 and FortiSwitch before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka EGREGIOUSBLUNDER.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
4.1.0 ≤ v < 4.1.114.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.134.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.9
Affected range stops below 4.1.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.3.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 3.4.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.htmlExploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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