Medium severity · published Oct 17, 2023
CVE-2023-41712
SonicOS post-authentication Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in the SSL VPN plainprefs.exp URL endpoint leads to a firewall crash
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SonicOS post-authentication Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in the SSL VPN plainprefs.exp URL endpoint leads to a firewall crash.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SO
Sonicos · Sonicwall
before 7.0.1-5145; before 6.5.4.4-44v-21-2340; before 6.5.4.13-105n · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41712
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41712
Vendor Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0012
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