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CVE detail

CVE-2021-20045

A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMA100 sonicfiles RAC_COPY_TO (RacNumber 36) method allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute code as the 'nobody' user in the appliance. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 24.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 24.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
4 source links · newest first
  • Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw (CVE-2021-20038) in SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) gateways addressed in December. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-20038, in SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) gateways addressed by the vendor in December. The vulnerability is an unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow that was reported by […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 25, 2022, 11:33 AM
  • SonicWall is urging organizations to address as soon as possible a series of recently patched vulnerabilities affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances.

    newswww.securityweek.comDec 9, 2021, 10:28 AM
  • SonicWall has fixed a handful of vulnerabilities affecting its SMA 100 series appliances and is urging organizations to implement the patches as soon as possible. Although there’s currently no evidence of these bugs being exploited in active attacks, threat actors have been known to target these appliances in the past by leveraging known and zero-day vulnerabilities. About the vulnerabilities The patched vulnerabilities, which were reported by Jake Baines of Rapid7 and Richard Warren of NCC … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comDec 9, 2021, 9:17 AM
  • SonicWall strongly urges customers using SMA 100 series appliances to install security patches that address multiple security flaws, some of them rated as critical. Security vendor SonicWall urges customers using SMA 100 series appliances to apply security patches that address multiple security vulnerabilities, some of which have been rated as critical. “SonicWall has verified and […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comDec 8, 2021, 8:08 PM

Exploit code

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