#VU27901 NULL pointer dereference in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1995

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#VU27901 NULL pointer dereference in Palo Alto PAN-OS - CVE-2020-1995

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27901
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1995
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Palo Alto PAN-OS
Software vendor:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the rasmgr daemon. A remote authenticated administrator can send a specially crafted request to the system, trigger NULL pointer dereference error and cause denial of service to all PAN-OS services by restarting the device and putting it into maintenance mode.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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