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CVE-2019-15703

7.5 · HIGH

An Insufficient Entropy in PRNG vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.8 and below for device not enable hardware TRNG token and models not support builtin TRNG seed allows attacker to…

Published Oct 24, 2019CWE-331EPSS 1.00%

Overview

CVE-2019-15703 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 24, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An Insufficient Entropy in PRNG vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.8 and below for device not enable hardware TRNG token and models not support builtin TRNG seed allows attacker to theoretically recover the long term ECDSA secret in a TLS client with a RSA handshake and mutual ECDSA authentication via the help of flush+reload side channel attacks in FortiGate VM models only.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reffortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-186Reffortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-186

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15703?

CVE-2019-15703 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 24, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2019-15703?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-15703?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-15703?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2019-15703 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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