Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in SonicOS - CVE-2024-40762
Published: January 8, 2025 / Updated: January 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102453
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40762
CWE-ID: CWE-338
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to generation of a weak token for SonicOS SSLVPN authentication. A remote attacker can guess the authentication token and gain unauthorized access to the network.
Affected software
SonicOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40762
Install updates from vendor's website.
SonicOS - addressed in versions 6.5.5.1-6n, 7.0.1-5165, 7.1.3-7015, 8.0.0-8037