CVE-2009-1262 (GCVE-0-2009-1262)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-04-07 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:04
VLAI
Summary
Format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient 3.0.614, and possibly earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the VPN connection name.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.layereddefense.com/FortiClient02Apr.html x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/34524 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34343 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://osvdb.org/53266 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0941 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021966 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosur… mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502354/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2009-04-02 00:00
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