# CVE-2023-33305: A loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-13 · Updated: 2024-10-22

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiWeb: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.1; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.6; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.3; from 6.3.0, through 6.3.23
- Fortinet FortiOS: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.4; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.10; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.13; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.15; from 6.0.0, through 6.0.17; from 5.6.0, through 5.6.14; from 5.4.0, through 5.4.13; from 5.2.0, through 5.2.15; from 5.0.0, through 5.0.14
- Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.3; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.9; from 2.0.0, through 2.0.12; from 1.2.0, through 1.2.13; from 1.1.0, through 1.1.6; from 1.0.0, through 1.0.7

## Description

A loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiOS 6.2 all versions, FortiOS 6.0 all versions, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiProxy version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9, FortiProxy 2.0 all versions, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 1.0 all versions, FortiWeb version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiWeb version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiWeb 6.4 all versions, FortiWeb 6.3 all versions allows attacker to perform a denial of service via specially crafted HTTP requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-375

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