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CVE-2015-2281 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in collectoragent.exe in Fortinet Single Sign On (FSSO) before build 164 allows remote attackers to execute arb…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-2379

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.3%
EPSS 10.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in collectoragent.exe in Fortinet Single Sign On (FSSO) before build 164 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large PROCESS_HELLO message to the Message Dispatcher on TCP port 8000.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-36422)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36422 Fortinet Single Sign On - Stack Overflow dos, 2015-03-18
  • coresecurity.com http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/fortinet-single-sign-on-stack-overflow referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/111 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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