PT-2003-2435 · Sonicwall · Sonicwall Pro

Greg Smith · Published 2003-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2003-1490

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SonicWall Pro version 6.4.0.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a device reset. This can be achieved by sending a long HTTP POST to the internal interface, which may be due to a buffer overflow.

Recommendations For SonicWall Pro version 6.4.0.1, consider restricting access to the internal interface to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the length of HTTP POST requests to prevent potential buffer overflows until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1490

Affected Products

Sonicwall Pro

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1490 · Security Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3291 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/7435 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/319712 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11876 · Note