Advisory Details

November 21st, 2014

Dell Sonicwall GMS Virtual Appliance Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

CVE ID	CVE-2014-8420
CVSS SCORE	9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	SonicWALL
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	GMS Virtual Appliance
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of the Dell SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) virtual appliance. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the GMS ViewPoint (GMSVP) web application. The issue lies in the handling of configuration input due to a failure to safely sanitize user data before executing a command. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges on the underlying operating system.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	SonicWALL has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/136814
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-07-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-11-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Brandon Perry

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