Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in FortiOS - CVE-2024-46666

 

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in FortiOS - CVE-2024-46666

Published: April 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107376
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46666
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling. A remote unauthenticated attacker can prevent access to the GUI via specially crafted requests directed at specific endpoints.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-46666

Install update from vendor's website.

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