CVE-2020-29019

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS Score

Published: January 14, 2021 at 04:01 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiWeb

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Severity

MEDIUM5.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FortiWeb 6.3.0 through 6.3.7 and version before 6.2.4 may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to crash the httpd daemon thread by sending a request with a crafted cookie header.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiWeb · Fortinet

95%

v < 6.2.46.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.3.7

Affected range stops below 6.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-126

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-126

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: LOW

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-787

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