SB2017033018 - Security Features in Fortinet, FortiOS
Published: March 30, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017033018
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7541)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Long lived sessions in Fortinet FortiGate devices with FortiOS 5.x before 5.4.0 could violate a security policy during IPS signature updates when the FortiGate's IPSengine is configured in flow mode. All FortiGate versions with IPS configured in proxy mode (the default mode) are not affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.