Null pointer dereference in sslvpnd proxy endpoint

Summary

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability [CWE-476] in FortiOS may allow an authenticated attacker to crash the SSL-VPN daemon via specially crafted HTTP requests to the /proxy endpoint

Version Affected Solution
FortiOS 7.4 Not affected Not Applicable
FortiOS 7.2 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 Upgrade to 7.2.5 or above
FortiOS 7.0 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 Upgrade to 7.0.12 or above
FortiOS 6.4 6.4.0 through 6.4.12 Upgrade to 6.4.13 or above
FortiProxy 7.2 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 Upgrade to 7.2.5 or above
FortiProxy 7.0 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 Upgrade to 7.0.11 or above
Follow the recommended upgrade path using our tool at: https://docs.fortinet.com/upgrade-tool

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Gwendal Guégniaud of Fortinet Product Security team in the frame of an internal audit of the SSL-VPN component.

Timeline

2023-06-12: Initial publication