CVE-2015-1571: fortinet fortios Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1571 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 10-02-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The CAPWAP DTLS protocol implementation in Fortinet FortiOS 5.0 Patch 7 build 4457 uses the same certificate and private key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging the Fortinet_Factory certificate and private key. NOTE: FG-IR-15-002 says "The Fortinet_Factory certificate is unique to each device ... An attacker cannot therefore stage a MitM attack.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.