Operating System:

[WIN]

Published:

02 June 2020

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2020.1916
       FortiClient for Windows information disclosure vulnerability
                                2 June 2020

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           FortiClient for Windows
Publisher:         Fortinet
Operating System:  Windows
Impact/Access:     Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2019-16150  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-194

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FortiClient Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

IR Number : FG-IR-19-194

Date      : Jun 01, 2020

Risk      : 2/5

Impact    : Information Disclosure

CVE ID    : CVE-2019-16150

CVE ID    : CVE-2019-16150

CVE ID    : CVE-2019-16150

Summary

Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt security sensitive data in
configuration in FortiClient for Windows may allow an attacker with access to
the configuration or the backup file to decrypt the sensitive data via
knowledge of the hard-coded key.

Impact

Information Disclosure

Affected Products

FortiClient for Windows below 6.4.0

Solutions

Upgrade to FortiClient for Windows 6.4.0

Acknowledgement

Fortinet is pleased to thank Independent security researcher Gregory Draperi
for reporting this vulnerability under responsible disclosure.

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