Dell SonicWALL GMS Virtual Appliance Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
February 10th, 2016
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Dell SonicWALL GMS Virtual Appliance. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the cliserver implementation, which accepts, deserializes, and executes XML-encoded, serialized Java code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of root.
Additional Details
SonicWALL has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.mysonicwall.com/firmware/downloadcenter.aspx
Hotfix 168056
Disclosure Timeline
- 2015-09-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2016-02-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
cpnrodzc7
