Buffer overflow in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2019-1580
Published: August 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20369
CSH Severity: High
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-2019-1580
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within sshd service. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the sshd service, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1580
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 7.1.24-h1, 8.0.19-h1, 8.1.9-h4, 9.0.3-h3