SB2020111220 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS 



SB2020111220 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Palo Alto PAN-OS

Published: November 12, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020111220
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the PAN-OS management web interface. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.


2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the PAN-OS management web interface. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.


3) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2000)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the PAN-OS management web interface. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.