SonicWall VPN Portal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2020-5135)

Overview  On 14th October 2020, Tripwire VERT has published the finding of a stack-based buffer overflow in SonicWall Network Security Appliance (NSA). An unauthenticated HTTP request via a custom protocol handler can exploit this vulnerability. Security researcher Craig Young reported this vulnerability.  Description  A persistent Denial of Service (DoS) condition and potentially arbitrary code execution is possible by sending a crafted HTTP request to the SonicOS firewall. The vulnerability can be exploited without authentication and insecure SSLVPN that is exposed … Continue reading “SonicWall VPN Portal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2020-5135)”