6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-4173
Dell SonicWall NetExtender Local Privilege Escalation
Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2015, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4173 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sonicwall netextender
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-4173.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537 Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537 Broken Link

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-4173 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417
    Added Reference https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/428.html" rel="nofollow">CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element</a>
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-428
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.5.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:netextender:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.5.227 *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:netextender:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.238
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/428.html">CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element</a> <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/428.html" rel="nofollow">CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element</a>
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537 Vendor Advisory https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.5.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.5.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:netextender_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad en b&uacute;squeda de directorio sin entrecomillar en Windows en el valor autorun en Dell SonicWall NetExtender con firmware en versiones anteriores a 7.5.1.2 y 8.x en versiones anteriores a 8.0.0.3, permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a trav&eacute;s de un Troyano en la carpeta %SYSTEMDRIVE%.
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad en b&uacute;squeda de directorio sin entrecomillar en Windows en el valor autorun en Dell SonicWall NetExtender en versiones anteriores a 7.5.227 y 8.0.x en versiones anteriores a 8.0.238, tal como se utiliza en el firmware SRA en versiones anteriores a 7.5.1.2-40sv y 8.x en versiones anteriores a 8.0.0.3-23sv, permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a trav&eacute;s de un Troyano en la carpeta %SYSTEMDRIVE%.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537 No Types Assigned https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537 Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender with firmware before 7.5.1.2 and 8.x before 8.0.0.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder. Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
    Added Reference https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/428.html">CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:7.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_netextender_firmware:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4173 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-4173 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.14418

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability