7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-40764
SonicOS Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Denial of Service
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS IPSec VPN allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).

INFO

Published Date :

July 18, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40764 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 nsa_2700
3 Sonicwall nsa_3700
4 Sonicwall nsa_4700
5 Sonicwall nsa_5700
6 Sonicwall nsa_6700
7 Sonicwall nssp_10700
8 Sonicwall nssp_11700
9 Sonicwall nssp_13700
10 Sonicwall nsv_270
11 Sonicwall nsv_470
12 Sonicwall nsv_870
13 Sonicwall tz270
14 Sonicwall tz270w
15 Sonicwall tz370
16 Sonicwall tz370w
17 Sonicwall tz470
18 Sonicwall tz470w
19 Sonicwall tz570
20 Sonicwall tz570p
21 Sonicwall tz570w
22 Sonicwall tz670
23 Sonicwall nsv10
24 Sonicwall nsv100
25 Sonicwall nsv1600
26 Sonicwall nsv200
27 Sonicwall nsv25
28 Sonicwall nsv300
29 Sonicwall nsv400
30 Sonicwall nsv50
31 Sonicwall nsv800
32 Sonicwall nssp_15700
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-2024-40764.

URL Resource
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0012 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0012 Mitigation Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-40764 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Critical Windows and Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited in the Wild, PoC Exploit Published

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning about two critical vulnerabilities being actively exploited by malicious actors. These flaws, impacting bo ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 17, 2024 (5 days, 3 hours ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-55875 (CVSS 9.8): Critical XXE Vulnerability Found in http4k Toolkit

A critical XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-55875, has been discovered in the http4k toolkit, a lightweight HTTP framework written in Kotlin. With a CVSS score ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 17, 2024 (5 days, 4 hours ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Over 15,000 Sites at Risk: Woffice WordPress Theme Vulnerabilities Could Lead to Full Site Takeovers

Patchstack has disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in the widely used Woffice WordPress theme, a premium intranet/extranet solution with over 15,000 sales. Developed by Xtendify, the Woffice theme ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 14, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Multiple Vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA 100 Could Lead to Remote Code Execution

SonicWall has issued a security advisory regarding several vulnerabilities impacting its SMA 100 series SSL-VPN products. These flaws range from path traversal issues inherited from Apache HTTP Server ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 06, 2024 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Microsoft Emphasizes TPM 2.0 as a “Necessity” for Secure Windows 11 Deployment

In a recent blog post, Microsoft reiterated the importance of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 for Windows 11 security, calling it a “necessity” for a secure and future-proof Windows 11 environment. ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 04, 2024 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
SonicWall Confirms Critical CVE-2024-40766 Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild

On September 5, 2024, SonicWall updated its security advisory with an urgent warning: CVE-2024-40766, a critical access control vulnerability within SonicOS, is being actively exploited by cybercrimin ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 06, 2024 (3 months, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-40764 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 https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0012
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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-2024-0012 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0012 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.5.4.v-21s-rc2457 OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv1600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0.1-5161 *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.1-7040 up to (excluding) 7.1.1-7058 OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsa_2700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsa_3700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsa_4700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsa_5700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsa_6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nssp_10700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nssp_11700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nssp_13700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nssp_15700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv_270:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv_470:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:nsv_870:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz270:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz270w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz370:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz370w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz470:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz470w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz570:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz570p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz570w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz670:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS IPSec VPN allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
    Added Reference SonicWALL, Inc. https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0012 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE SonicWALL, Inc. CWE-122
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