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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.1.x / 8.0.x / 8.1.x < 8.1.14 Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 136819

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Synopsis

The remote PAN-OS host is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS running on the remote host is 7.1.x, 8.0.x, or 8.1.x prior to 8.1.14. It is, therefore, affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

 - A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the management server component of PAN-OS that allows an authenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.14. (CVE-2020-2006)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PAN-OS 8.1.14 or later.

See Also

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2006

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136819

File Name: palo_alto_CVE-2020-2006.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Published: 5/22/2020

Updated: 10/13/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-2006

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os

Required KB Items: Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Version, Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Full_Version, Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Source

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-2006

CWE: 121

IAVA: 2020-A-0222-S