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Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent 5.0.x < 5.1.9 or 5.2.x < 5.2.8 Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 154336

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Synopsis

A VPN client installed on remote host is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent installed on the remote host is 5.0.x < 5.1.9 or 5.2.x < 5.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability when connecting to portal or gateway. A unauthenticated remote attack could perform a man-in-the-middle attack to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

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 Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent 5.1.9 / 5.2.8 or later

See Also

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3057

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 154336

File Name: palo_alto_globalprotect_agent_cve-2021-3057.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/22/2021

Updated: 3/15/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3057

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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:/a:paloaltonetworks:globalprotect

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3057

IAVA: 2021-A-0476-S