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Sma 200 Firmware CVE-2021-20045

CRITICAL
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2021-12-08 PSIRT@sonicwall.com
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 25.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMA100 sonicfiles RAC_COPY_TO (RacNumber 36) method allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute code as the 'nobody' user in the appliance. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMA100 sonicfiles RAC_COPY_TO (RacNumber 36) method allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute code as the 'nobody' user in the appliance. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances. Affected products include: Sonicwall Sma 200 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 210 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 410 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 400 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 500V Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMA100 sonicfiles RAC_COPY_TO (RacNumber 36) method allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute code as the 'nobody' user in the appliance. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
25.2%
Top 2% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 25.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

74
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +25
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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