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.
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.