CVE-2020-1995 PAN-OS: Management server rasmgr denial of service
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Scope
UNCHANGED
Attack Complexity
LOW
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to send a request that causes the rasmgr daemon to crash. Repeated attempts to send this request result in denial of service to all PAN-OS services by restarting the device and putting it into maintenance mode.
This issue affects:
PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.2.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| PAN-OS 9.1 | < 9.1.2 | >= 9.1.2 |
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 4.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Weakness Type
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Solution
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 9.1.2 and all later PAN-OS versions.
Acknowledgments
This issue was found by Nicholas Newsom of Palo Alto Networks during internal security review.
Timeline
Initial publication