CVE-2019-17652 is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability affecting FortiClient for Linux versions 6.2.1 and below. A low-privileged user can exploit this by sending specially crafted IPC requests to the fctsched process, leading to a denial of service for FortiClient processes running as root. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access but is straightforward to execute, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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