CVE-2015-2281

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-03-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

Fortinet Single Sign On: 4.3

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/111
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/fortinet-single-sign-on-stack-overflow
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-02-27-fsso-stack-based-buffer-overflow
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-15-006/
http://www.osvdb.org/119719
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534918/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73206
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36422/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/111
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/fortinet-single-sign-on-stack-overflow
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/2015-02-27-fsso-stack-based-buffer-overflow
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-15-006/

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