Improper input validation in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2017-8390
Published: July 21, 2017 / Updated: July 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7588
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-2017-8390
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 an unspecified error when processing fully qualified domain name (FQDN) in the DNS Proxy . A remote attacker can send send a specially crafted DNS request to the DNS Proxy and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable device.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable device.
Affected software
Palo Alto PAN-OS
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8390
Update to version 6.1.18, 7.0.16, 7.1.10 or 8.0.3.