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 to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted installation images.

Related CVEs

CVE-2021-36173

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-p5m6-c47j-fg8m

Published

December 9, 2021 12:00 AM

Last Modified

December 11, 2021 12:01 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: June 18, 2025 6:25 AM

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