Denial of service in Palo Alto PAN-OS

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU945

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9708

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to null pointer dereference. By sending a specially crafted HTTP Range Header value, attackers can trigger the web service crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to denial of service on the vulerable system.

Mitigation

Update to version 5.1.13 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 5.0.x - 6.1.0

Oracle Enterprise Communications Broker: P-CZ2.0.0 - P-CZ2.0.0M4

External links

http://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/60
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.