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Fortinet FortiClient Dylib injection (FG-IR-21-079) (macOS)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 155789

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Synopsis

remote Mac host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FortiClient installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-21-079 advisory.

 - An improper control of generation of code vulnerability [CWE-94] in FortiClientMacOS versions 7.0.0 and below and 6.4.5 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to hijack the MacOS camera without the user permission via the malicious dylib file. (CVE-2021-42754)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Please upgrade to FortiClientMac version 6.4.6/7.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-079

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 155789

File Name: macos_forticlient_FG-IR-21-079.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/2/2021

Updated: 10/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-42754

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:forticlient

Required KB Items: installed_sw/FortiClient (macOS)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-42754

IAVA: 2021-A-0562-S