SB2017042906 - Information Exposure Through an Error Message in Palo Alto PAN-OS
Published: April 29, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042906
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information Exposure Through an Error Message (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7945)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The GlobalProtect external interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.17, 7.x before 7.0.15, 7.1.x before 7.1.9, and 8.x before 8.0.2 provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate account names and conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests, aka PAN-SA-2017-0014 and PAN-72769.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.