CVE-2021-20038

Summary

CVECVE-2021-20038
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-08 10:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-05-13 14:54:00 UTC
DescriptionA Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in SMA100 Apache httpd server's mod_cgi module environment variables allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute code as a 'nobody' user in the appliance. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances firmware 10.2.0.8-37sv, 10.2.1.1-19sv, 10.2.1.2-24sv and earlier versions.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.942920000 probability, percentile 0.999410000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-01-28; due 2022-02-11; ransomware use Known

Problem Types: CWE-787

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorSonicWall
ProductSMA 100 Appliances
NameSonicWall SMA 100 Appliances Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20038

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Sonicwall Sma 200 - All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 200 Firmware 10.2.0.8-37sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 200 Firmware 10.2.1.1-19sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 200 Firmware 10.2.1.2-24sv All All All
Hardware Sonicwall Sma 210 - All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 210 Firmware 10.2.0.8-37sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 210 Firmware 10.2.1.1-19sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 210 Firmware 10.2.1.2-24sv All All All
Hardware Sonicwall Sma 400 - All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 400 Firmware 10.2.0.8-37sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 400 Firmware 10.2.1.1-19sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 400 Firmware 10.2.1.2-24sv All All All
Hardware Sonicwall Sma 410 - All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 410 Firmware 10.2.0.8-37sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 410 Firmware 10.2.1.1-19sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 410 Firmware 10.2.1.2-24sv All All All
Hardware Sonicwall Sma 500v - All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 500v Firmware 10.2.0.8-37sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 500v Firmware 10.2.1.1-19sv All All All
Operating System Sonicwall Sma 500v Firmware 10.2.1.2-24sv All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GitHub - jbaines-r7/badblood: SonicWall SMA-100 Unauth RCE Exploit (CVE-2021-20038) MISC github.com
Security Advisory CONFIRM psirt.global.sonicwall.com
CVE-2021-20038..42: SonicWall SMA 100 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FIXED) | Rapid7 Blog MISC www.rapid7.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 730337 SonicWall Secure Mobile Access 100 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SNWLID-2021-0026)
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