Input validation error in FortiOS - CVE-2015-1452
Published: February 2, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40913
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1452
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) daemon in Fortinet FortiOS 5.0 Patch 7 build 4457 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (locked CAPWAP Access Controller) via a large number of ClientHello DTLS messages.
Affected software
FortiOS
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1452
Install update from vendor's website.