Stack-based buffer overflow in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-2042
Published: September 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46628
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2042
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the management web interface. A remote authenticated administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2042
Install updates from vendor's website.