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TITLE:
SonicWALL Global VPN Client Configuration File Format String
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27917

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27917/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
SonicWALL Global VPN Client 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/16783/
SonicWALL Global VPN Client 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/16784/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in SonicWALL GLobal VPN Client,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a format-string error when
processing a VPN configuration file. This can be exploited by e.g.
tricking a user into importing a specially crafted VPN configuration
file with format-string specifiers in the "Hostname" tag or the
"name" attribute of the "Connection" tag.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.1.0.556 and also reported
in version 4.0.0.810. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The vendor has reportedly issued version 4.0.0.830, which fixes the
vulnerability.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered by lofi42 and reported via SEC Consult.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SEC Consult (20071204-0):
http://www.sec-consult.com/305.html

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