Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-17657
An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch below 3.6.11, 6.0.6 and 6.2.2, FortiAnalyzer below 6.2.3, FortiManager below 6.2.3 and FortiAP-S/W2 below 6.2.2 may allow an attacker to cause admin webUI denial of service (DoS) via handling special crafted HTTP requests/responses in pieces slowly, as demonstrated by Slow HTTP DoS Attacks.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-17657
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiap-w2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-17657
0.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-17657
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-17657
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-17657
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https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-013
Slow HTTP DoS Attacks Mitigation | FortiGuardVendor Advisory
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