Multiple vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS



Published: 2016-11-19 | Updated: 2020-07-18
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.
Vulnerable software
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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.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 7.1.0 - 7.1.5

External links

http://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.

2) Code Injection

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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update to version 7.1.6.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 7.1.0 - 7.1.5

External links

http://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.

3) Data Handling

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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Palo Alto PAN-OS: 7.1.0 - 7.1.5

External links

http://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.



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