01 Record
CVE-2021-36173
A heap-based buffer overflow in the firmware signature verification function of FortiOS versions 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 may allow an attacker
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: fortinet
CNA base score8.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C
02 Description
A heap-based buffer overflow in the firmware signature verification function of FortiOS versions 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 may allow an attacker
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 74.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-12-08 18:42Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-25 13:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-07-06
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f8bf3048613b4ca316414c6f175666a827cd2c86a4831bdfb6be2f63b721f422
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
FortinetFortinet FortiOSFortiOS 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.0 through 6.4.6, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.13—
06 References
- fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-115