PT-2005-2804 · Fortinet · Fortios

Johan Andersson · Published 2005-06-01 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-1837

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FortiOS versions 2.x

Description The issue allows local users with console access to gain privileges due to a hardcoded username with the password set to the serial number.

Recommendations For FortiOS version 2.x, change the hardcoded password to a unique and secure value to prevent unauthorized access. Consider restricting console access to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1837

Affected Products

Fortios

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1837 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111773657526375&w=2 · Note