Executive Summary
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Title | SonicWall NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control stack buffer overflow |
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Name | VU#298521 | First vendor Publication | 2007-11-01 |
Vendor | VU-CERT | Last vendor Modification | 2007-11-02 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | M |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Vulnerability Note VU#298521SonicWall NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control stack buffer overflowOverviewThe SonicWall NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control contains a stack buffer overflow, which could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.I. DescriptionSonicWall NetExtender is an SSL VPN client that is implemented by using an ActiveX control. The NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control, which is provided by NELaunchX.dll, contains a stack buffer overflow in the AddRouteEntry() method.Exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available. This vulnerability is addressed in the client software provided by the 2.5 firmware for the SonicWall NetExtender 4000 and 2000 series VPN units. This update provides version 2.5.0.56 of the NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control. The vulnerability is also addressed by the 2.1 Patch Build for the SonicWall NetExtender 200 series VPN units. This update provides version 2.1.0.51 of the NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control. These updates can be obtained from the SonicWall Support page. Please note that the client systems must connect to a NetExtender SSL VPN unit to obtain the fixed control. If you are unable to obtain a fixed version of the control, please consider the following workarounds:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX Compatibility{6EEFD7B1-B26C-440D-B55A-1EC677189F30}] "Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400 Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this and other ActiveX vulnerabilities. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document. Systems Affected
Referenceshttp://www.cert.org/tech_tips/securing_browser/#Internet_Explorer This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC. It was also independently discovered by lofi42. This document was written by Will Dormann.
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Original Source
Url : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/298521 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Hardware | 1 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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39069 | SonicWALL SSL-VPN NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX AddRouteEntry Method Overflow A remote overflow exists in SonicWALL SSL-VPN NetExtender ActiveX control. The control fails to enforce string lengths resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted request, a context-dependent attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely as the user. |
Snort® IPS/IDS
Date | Description |
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2014-01-10 | SonicWALL SSL-VPN NeLaunchCtrl ActiveX clsid unicode access RuleID : 17083 - Revision : 3 - Type : WEB-ACTIVEX |
2014-01-10 | SonicWALL SSL-VPN NeLaunchCtrl ActiveX clsid access RuleID : 17082 - Revision : 7 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2007-11-03 | Name : The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by buffer ove... File : sonicwall_nelx_activex_overflow.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2014-02-17 12:07:43 |
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