HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-6273

Global Vpn Client vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
6.2%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the configuration file in SonicWALL GLobal VPN Client 3.1.556 and 4.0.0.810 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) Hostname tag or the (2) name attribute in the Connection tag. NOTE: there might not be any realistic circumstances in which this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
Affected vendor
Sonicwall
Affected product
Global Vpn Client
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-134 — Uncontrolled Format String
Published
2007-12-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-6273

  • Confirm whether Sonicwall Global Vpn Client is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-6273.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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