CVE-2021-42757
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Publication date:
08/12/2021
Last modified:
16/10/2025
Description
A buffer overflow [CWE-121] in the TFTP client library of FortiOS before 6.4.7 and FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.2, may allow an authenticated local attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via specially crafted command line arguments.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 (including) | 6.1.5 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0 (including) | 6.2.2 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 (including) | 6.4.7 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.2 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.0 (including) | 6.2.7 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4.0 (including) | 6.4.6 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.2 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 (including) | 6.4.7 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.2 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortindr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 (including) | 1.5.2 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortios-6k7k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.8 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortios-6k7k:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortios-6k7k:6.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 (including) | 6.0.10 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 (including) | 2.0.7 (including) |
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