Stack-based buffer overflow in SonicOS - CVE-2021-20048

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in SonicOS - CVE-2021-20048

Published: January 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59236
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20048
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SonicOS
Software vendor:
SonicWall

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing SessionID HTTP response header. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially HTTP response, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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