CVE-2022-2915: sonicwall sma_200_firmware Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2915 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in sonicwall sma_200_firmware. EPSS estimates a 6.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-08-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the SonicWall SMA100 appliance allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) on the appliance or potentially lead to code execution. This vulnerability impacts 10.2.1.5-34sv and earlier versions.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.