CyberWatch

Important: Fortinet Vulnerabilities Affecting FortiGate Devices

Written by Kyocera Document Solutions ANZ | Feb 20, 2025 10:00:00 PM

 

We would like to inform you about a recently discovered vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiOS products, which include networking hardware such as firewalls and network equipment. For more information on the critical role firewalls play in a business environment, we encourage you to read our latest blog post: here

While the current vulnerability has been classified as medium in severity, this is part of a recent FortiOS update, Huon IT strongly recommends that you keep your hardware to the latest patched version as soon as possible.

 

Current Vulnerability:

 

CVE-2024-52963: Out-of-bounds Write in IPSEC Daemon
An out-of-bounds write in FortiOS IPSEC daemon could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a denial of service under certain conditions beyond the attacker's control.
You can read more details about the vulnerability in the official notification here: Fortinet Notification

These vulnerabilities impact most FortiGate devices running FortiOS, including FortiGates, FortiSwitches, FortiAPs, and more.

For a full list of the vulnerabilities, you can visit the FortiGuard website here: FortiGuard Vulnerabilities.