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Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue impacts only PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.
References
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-09-09
Updated: 2020-09-15
Type: CWE-120
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 9
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 8
Severity: HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.2
Severity: HIGH
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140528 | Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.0.x < 10.0.1 Buffer Overflow | Nessus | Palo Alto Local Security Checks | high |