Buffer overflow in Fortinet Single Sign On
CVE-2015-2281
Stack-based buffer overflow in collectoragent.exe in Fortinet Single Sign On (FSSO) before build 164 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large PROCESS_HELLO message to the Message Dispatcher on TCP port 8000.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.103 (95.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.103 · newest: 0.103 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Single Sign On — versions 4.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.coresecurity.com/advisories/fortinet-single-sign-on-stack-overflow (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534918/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/111 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-02-27-fsso-stack-based-buffer-overflow
- www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-15-006/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/73206 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36422/ (exploit)
- www.osvdb.org/119719 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2281?
- CVE-2015-2281 is a vulnerability in Fortinet Single Sign On, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-03-19.
- Is CVE-2015-2281 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.