Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-9151 CVE-2016-9150 CVE-2016-9149 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 CWE-94 CWE-19 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit |
Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
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Palo Alto PAN-OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31449
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9151
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPalo Alto PAN-OS: 7.1.0 - 7.1.5
External linkshttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381
http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31450
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9150
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in unspecified vectors. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate to version 7.1.6.
Vulnerable software versionsPalo Alto PAN-OS: 7.1.0 - 7.1.5
External linkshttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94399
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037382
http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9150
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40790/
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31451
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9149
CWE-ID:
CWE-19 - Data Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.
The Addresses Object parser in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 mishandles single quote characters, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct XPath injection attacks via a crafted string.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPalo Alto PAN-OS: 7.1.0 - 7.1.5
External linkshttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94401
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037379
http://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9149
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.