SonicWall SSL VPN up to 2.0 ActiveX Control second memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in SonicWall SSL VPN up to 2.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation of the argument second results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-5603. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SonicWall SSL VPN up to 2.0 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument second with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SonicWall SSL-VPN NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control before 2.1.0.51, and 2.5.x before 2.5.0.56, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument to the AddRouteEntry method.

The bug was discovered 11/01/2007. The weakness was released 11/05/2007 by Will Dormann as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5603 since 10/21/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2025).

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27618 (SonicWALL SSL-VPN NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX Control Multiple Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38220), Exploit-DB (4594), Tenable (27618), SecurityFocus (BID 26288†) and OSVDB (39069†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-39563 and VDB-39562. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 27618
Nessus Name: SonicWALL SSL-VPN NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX Control Multiple Overflows
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MetaSploit ID: sonicwall_addrouteentry.rb
MetaSploit Name: SonicWall SSL-VPN NetExtender ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SSL VPN 2.1
Suricata ID: 2010456
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sonicwall.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39561
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X-Force: 38220
SecurityFocus: 26288 - SonicWALL SSL VPN Client Remote ActiveX Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27469
OSVDB: 39069 - CVE-2007-5603 - SonicWall SSL-VPN - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018891
Vulnerability Center: 16719 - SonicWALL SSL VPN Client Remote ActiveX Multiple Vulnerabilities Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3696

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 01/11/2025 22:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (92), 07/29/2019 16:09 (4), 10/10/2024 01:39 (16), 01/11/2025 22:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:F46:103

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