Dell SonicWALL GMS Virtual Appliance Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

February 10th, 2016
ZDI-16-164 ZDI-CAN-3037

CVE ID

CVE-2016-2396

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 Dell SonicWALL 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://www.mysonicwall.com/firmware/downloadcenter.aspx


Hotfix 168056


Disclosure Timeline

  • 2015-07-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2016-02-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

kernelsmith - Zero Day Initiative

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