CVE-2016-6909
Estado: ModificadaCrítica (9.8)—
Buffer overflow in the Cookie parser in Fortinet FortiOS 4.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.13, and 4.3.x before 4.3.9 and FortiSwitch before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP request, aka EGREGIOUSBLUNDER.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 50%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 99
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643
- https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138387/EGREGIOUSBLUNDER-Fortigate-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036643
- https://musalbas.com/2016/08/16/equation-group-firewall-operations-catalogue.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40276/
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