SB2020051518 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS



SB2020051518 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS

Published: May 15, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020051518
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2011)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the configuration daemon of PAN-OS Panorama. A remote attacker can send a specifically crafted registration request and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2016)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists because of a race condition due to insecure creation of a file. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.