NULL pointer dereference in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2024-9472
Published: November 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100603
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9472
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when Decryption policy is enabled. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic through the data plane and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-9472
Install update from vendor's website.
Note, the vulnerability affects only PA-800 Series, PA-3200 Series, PA-5200 Series, and PA-7000 Series devices.