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CVE-2023-29179

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

A null pointer dereference in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, Fortiproxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to denial of service via specially crafted HTTP requests.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.4.0 before 6.4.13; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.12; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.5 — fixed in 6.4.13, 7.0.12, 7.2.5
• Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.0.0 before 7.0.11; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.5 — fixed in 7.0.11, 7.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 6.4.13, 7.0.12, 7.2.5; Fortinet FortiProxy 7.0.11, 7.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-125
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-125

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