CVE-2012-6597 Management Server DOS Vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories / CVE-2012-6597

CVE-2012-6597 Management Server DOS Vulnerability

Severity 5.5 · MEDIUM

Attack Vector LOCAL

Scope UNCHANGED

Attack Complexity LOW

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Privileges Required NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Availability Impact HIGH

NVD JSON

Published 2012-04-27

Updated

Reference 35254 PAN-SA-2012-0008

Description

An issue exists whereby the management server of the device can be crashed when an authenticated users sends a specially crafted command via the command line interface. (Ref #35254)

This issue results in the unavailability of the management server of the device. The attacker must be an authenticated user of the device.

This issue affects PAN-OS 4.0.8 and earlier; PAN-OS 3.1.10 and earlier.

Product Status

Versions	Affected	Unaffected
PAN-OS 4.0	<= 4.0.8	>= 4.0.9
PAN-OS 3.1	<= 3.1.10	>= 3.1.11

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSSv3.1 Base Score: 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Weakness Type

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Solution

PAN-OS 4.0.9 and later; PAN-OS 3.1.11 and later.

Workarounds and Mitigations

This issue affects the management interface of the device. Security appliance management best practices dictate that the management interface be isolated and strictly limited only to security administration personnel.