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CVE detail

CVE-2022-22274

A Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS via HTTP request allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) or potentially results in code execution in the firewall.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 27.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 27.5

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 19.5 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
19.5
6 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
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

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6 source links · newest first
  • Recently fixed access control SonicOS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40766, is potentially exploited in attacks in the wild, SonicWall warns. SonicWall warns that a recently fixed access control flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS v3 score: 9.3), in SonicOS is now potentially exploited in attacks. “An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comSep 6, 2024, 6:59 PM
  • Security researchers found almost 150,000 SonicWall firewalls whose management interfaces are accessible from the internet and are vulnerable to an almost two-year-old critical flaw that can cause denial-of-service and potentially remote code execution. Even more firewalls are vulnerable to another instance of the same flaw in a different part of the code that was reported […]

    newswww.csoonline.comJan 17, 2024, 9:46 PM
  • Two DoS vulnerabilities patched in 2022 and 2023 haunt nearly 180,000 internet-exposed SonicWall firewalls.

    newswww.securityweek.comJan 16, 2024, 1:05 PM
  • Researchers from Bishop Fox found over 178,000 SonicWall next-generation firewalls (NGFW) publicly exploitable. SonicWall next-generation firewall (NGFW) series 6 and 7 devices are affected by two unauthenticated denial-of-service vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-22274 and CVE-2023-0656, that could potentially lead to remote code execution. Despite a proof-of-concept exploit for the flaw CVE-2023-0656 was publicly released, the vendor is not […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 15, 2024, 9:33 PM
  • SonicWall released security updates to address a remote code execution vulnerability that affects multiple firewall appliances. SonicWall has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-22274) that impacts multiple firewall appliances that could be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The CVE-2022-22274 is a […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMar 30, 2022, 6:30 PM
  • SonicWall has released patches for a critical-severity vulnerability in the web management interface of multiple firewall appliances. Tracked as CVE-2022-22274 (CVSS score of 9.4), the security flaw is described as a stack-based buffer overflow bug that impacts SonicOS.

    newswww.securityweek.comMar 29, 2022, 10:36 AM

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