Sophos
CVE-2020-11503
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
A heap-based buffer overflow in the awarrensmtp component of Sophos XG Firewall v17.5 MR11 and older potentially allows an attacker to run arbitrary code remotely.
AnalysisAI
A heap-based buffer overflow in the awarrensmtp component of Sophos XG Firewall v17.5 MR11 and older potentially allows an attacker to run arbitrary code remotely. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. A heap-based buffer overflow in the awarrensmtp component of Sophos XG Firewall v17.5 MR11 and older potentially allows an attacker to run arbitrary code remotely. Affected products include: Sophos Sfos.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
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Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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