CVE-2021-20046
A Stack-based buffer overflow in the SonicOS HTTP Content-Length response header allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially results in code execution in the firewall.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A Stack-based buffer overflow in the SonicOS HTTP Content-Length response header allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially results in code execution in the firewall. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5, Gen 6 and Gen 7 firmware versions.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.94% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Affected
- sonicwall/sonicos
- Source
- PSIRT@sonicwall.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.