CVE-2008-7161 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Fortinet FortiGuard Fortinet FortiGate-1000 3.00 build 040075,070111 allows remote attackers to bypass URL filtering via fragmented GET or POST requests that use HTTP/1.0 without the Host header. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2005-3058.

Published: 2009-09-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fortigate-1000:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-7120	Fortinet FortiGuard Fortinet FortiGate-1000 3.00 build 040075,070111 allows remote attackers to bypass URL filtering via fragmented GET or POST requests that use HTTP/1.0 without the Host header. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2005-3058.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01767.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485794/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485813/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27276
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39684

History

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Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortigate-1000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-04T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.464Z

Reserved: 2009-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7161

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-04T10:30:01.750

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-7161

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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