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CVE-2021-20038
SonicWall SMA 100 Appliances
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U H H H 9.8 .9991 100.0 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
SonicWall SMA100 10.2.0.8-37sv and earlier – —
TIMELINE
Dec 17 Reserved by sonicwall
Dec 8 Published (CNA: sonicwall)
Jan 28 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-02-11
Description
A Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in SMA100 Apache httpd server's mod_cgi module environment variables allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute code as a 'nobody' user in the appliance. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances firmware 10.2.0.8-37sv, 10.2.1.1-19sv, 10.2.1.2-24sv and earlier versions.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 17, 2020 | Reserved | Reserved by sonicwall |
| December 8, 2021 | Published | Published (CNA: sonicwall) |
| January 28, 2022 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-02-11 |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| SonicWall | SonicWall SMA100 | — | 10.2.0.8-37sv and earlier | — |
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