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CVE-2022-22281 (GCVE-0-2022-22281)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-13 19:40 – Updated: 2024-08-03 03:07
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Summary
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicWall SSL-VPN NetExtender Windows Client (32 and 64 bit) in 10.2.322 and earlier versions, allows an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code in the host windows operating system.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SonicWall SonicWall NetExtender Windows (32 and 64 bit) Client Affected: 10.2.322 and earlier versions
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