CVE-2020-5136
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an authenticated attacker to cause Denial of...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) in the SSL-VPN and virtual assist portal, which leads to a firewall crash. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version 7.0.0.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) in the SSL-VPN and virtual assist portal, which leads to a firewall crash. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version 7.0.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-5136- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) in the SSL-VPN and virtual assist portal, which leads to a firewall crash. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version 7.0.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-5136- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26383 No score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) in the SSL-VPN and virtual assist portal, which leads to a firewall crash. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version 7.0.0.0.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26383- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-85r9-8q36-5hm5 No score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an authenticated attacker to cause Denial of...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an authenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) in the SSL-VPN and virtual assist portal, which leads to a firewall crash. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version 7.0.0.0.
- Record
GHSA-85r9-8q36-5hm5- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5136 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Sonicwall Sonicos, published October 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.