NULL pointer dereference in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2024-2551
Published: November 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100533
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2551
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-2551
Install update from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 10.1.14, 10.2.4-h6, 10.2.5, 11.0.5