CVE-2021-36174 json
A memory allocation with excessive size value vulnerability in the license verification function of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow an a…
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-22795
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A memory allocation with excessive size value vulnerability in the license verification function of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service attack via specially crafted license blobs.
Patch / fix
- fortinet fortiportal 6.0.6
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiPortal
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-21-109
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-36174
- NVD CVE-2021-36174
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