Check Point Advisories

Fortinet FortiOS SSH backdoor (CVE-2016-1909) - Ver2

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0723
Date Published:	5 Jul 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 July, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-1909
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.0 Fortinet FortiOS 4.3.16 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.7 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.5 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.6 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.3 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.4 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.1 Fortinet FortiOS 5.0.2
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Fortinet FortiOS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet FortiOS SSH backdoor (CVE-2016-1909) - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet FortiOS SSH backdoor (CVE-2016-1909) - Ver2