# CVE-2024-36504: An out-of-bounds read vulnerability \[CWE-125\] in FortiOS SSLVPN web portal versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0 a

- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-14 · Updated: 2025-02-18

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiOS: from 7.4.0, through 7.4.4; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.8; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.16; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.15

## Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability [CWE-125] in FortiOS SSLVPN web portal versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0 all verisons, and 6.4 all versions may allow an authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service on the SSLVPN web portal via a specially crafted URL.

## 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.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-473

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