#VU58626 Heap-based buffer overflow in SMA 100 - CVE-2021-20045 

 

#VU58626 Heap-based buffer overflow in SMA 100 - CVE-2021-20045

Published: December 7, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58626
Vulnerability risk: Critical
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:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20045
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SMA 100
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 in the RAC_COPY_TO (RacNumber 36) method which allows users to upload files to an SMB share and can be called without any authentication. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-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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