#VU68099 NULL pointer dereference in FortiOS and FortiProxy - CVE-2022-29055
Published: October 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68099
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29055
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
FortiProxy
FortiOS
FortiProxy
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc
Fortinet, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the SSL VPN portal. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP GET request to the system and crash the sslvpn daemon.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.