Out-of-bounds write in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2024-9468

 

Out-of-bounds write in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2024-9468

Published: October 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98345
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9468
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing network traffic. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets through the data plane, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the system.


Affected software

Palo Alto PAN-OS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-9468

Install update from vendor's website.

Palo Alto PAN-OS - addressed in versions 10.2.9-h11, 10.2.10-h4, 10.2.11, 11.0.4-h5, 11.0.6, 11.1.3

External References

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