Buffer overflow in Sophos Firewall - CVE-2020-15069
Published: February 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103715
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15069
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the HTTP/S bookmark functionality. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the affected appliance, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Sophos Firewall
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15069
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sophos Firewall - update to 17.5.13