SB2023041203 - Denial of service in FortiAuthenticator, FortiDeceptor and FortiMail 



SB2023041203 - Denial of service in FortiAuthenticator, FortiDeceptor and FortiMail

Published: April 12, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023041203
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29056)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. A remote attacker can send numerous HTTP requests to the login form and partially exhaust CPU and memory resources.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.