Stack-based buffer overflow in Palo Alto PAN-OS - #VU48412
Published: November 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48412
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the PAN-OS management web interface. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 8.1.16, 9.0.10, 9.1.4, 10.0.1