Input validation flaw in Palo Alto PAN-OS in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2016-1712
Published: July 19, 2016 / Updated: May 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU173
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1712
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in Palo Alto PAN-OS. A remote unauthenticated attacker can invoke the root_reboot utility to exploit an input validation flaw and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in Palo Alto PAN-OS. A remote unauthenticated attacker can invoke the root_reboot utility to exploit an input validation flaw and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1712
The vendor has issued a fix (5.0.19, 5.1.12, 6.0.14, 6.1.12, 7.0.8).