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
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.