7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-5138
SonicOS SSLVPN Heap Overflow Denial of Service
Description

A Heap Overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) on the firewall SSLVPN service and leads to SonicOS crash. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2020, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2021, 12:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5138 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 sonicos
2 Sonicwall sonicosv
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-2020-5138.

URL Resource
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2020-0013 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-5138 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2021

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

    Oct. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2020-0013 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2020-0013 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.9.1.13 *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0.0 up to (including) 6.0.5.3 *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.5.0.0 up to (including) 6.5.1.11 *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.5.4.0 up to (including) 6.5.4.7 *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicosv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.5.4.4
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-2020-5138 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.42 }} 0.05%

score

0.70493

percentile

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