SonicWALL NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX AddRouteEntry() buffer overflow
| sonicwall-nelaunchctrl-addrouteentry-bo (38220) |  High Risk |
Description:
The SonicWALL NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long second argument to the AddRouteEntry() method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the victim's browser to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- SonicWALL, SonicWALL NeLaunchCtrl ActiveX Control 2.5 before 2.5.0.56
- SonicWALL, SonicWALL NeLaunchCtrl ActiveX Control prior to 2.1.0.51
Remedy:
For SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200:
Upgrade to the latest firmware (2.1 or later), available from the SonicWALL, Inc. Web site. See References.
For SSL-VPN 2000 and SSL-VPN 4000:
Upgrade to the latest firmware (2.5 or later), available from the SonicWALL, Inc. Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 01 2007 - 07:06:37 CDT , SEC Consult SA-20071101-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SonicWALL SSL-VPN Client at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0010.html.
- SEC Consult Security Advisory < 20071101-0 >, Multiple vulnerabilities in SonicWALL SSL-VPN Client at http://www.sec-consult.com/303.html .
- SonicWALL, Inc. Web site, SSL VPN SECURE REMOTE ACCESS at http://www.sonicwall.com/us/643.htm.
- BID-26288: SonicWALL SSL VPN Client Remote ActiveX Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5603: Stack-based buffer overflow in the SonicWall SSL-VPN NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control before 2.1.0.51, and 2.5.x before 2.5.0.56, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument to the AddRouteEntry method.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3696: SonicWALL SSL-VPN ActiveX Controls Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- SA27469: SonicWALL SSL VPN ActiveX Controls Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018891: SonicWALL SSL-VPN Client Buffer Overflows in WebCacheCleaner/NeLaunchCtrl ActiveX Controls Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#298521: SonicWall NetExtender NELaunchCtrl ActiveX control stack buffer overflow
Reported:
Nov 01, 2007
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