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CVE-2015-4173

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x b

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00338
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Weakness Classification

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
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Affected Products & Versions

2
sonicwall netextender< 7.5.227
sonicwall netextender>= 8.0 and < 8.0.238
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD26 Aug 2015 · 07:59 PM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537Broken Link
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