Is CVE-2023-29179 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-29179 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-29179?

CVE-2023-29179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-29179?

CVE-2023-29179 has an EPSS score of 2.45% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29179?

Upgrade fortios to 7.2.5 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-29179

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A null pointer dereference in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11, 6.4.0 through 6.4.12, Fortiproxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 allows attacker to denial of service via specially crafted HTTP requests.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiosNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.5Fixed in:7.2.5CVE-2023-29179derived from NVD

fortiproxyNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.5Fixed in:7.2.5CVE-2023-29179derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-12-10.