Privilege escalation in Palo Alto PAN-OS - #VU171
Published: July 19, 2016 / Updated: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU171
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified flaw in the Captive Portal component. A remote user can temporarily disrupt the target portal's operation.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified flaw in the Captive Portal component. A remote user can temporarily disrupt the target portal's operation.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service conditions.
Remediation
The vendor has issued a fix (5.0.19, 6.0.14, 6.1.12, 7.0.7, 7.1.2).