FortiGate CVE-2023-27997: Critical Heap Overflow in SSL VPN
A pre-authentication heap overflow in FortiOS SSL VPN allowed remote code execution on hundreds of thousands of internet-facing firewalls.
Deep dives, practical guides, and incident analyses from engineers who build Safeguard. No fluff, no vendor FUD — just what you need to ship secure software.
A pre-authentication heap overflow in FortiOS SSL VPN allowed remote code execution on hundreds of thousands of internet-facing firewalls.
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