CVE-2016-9150 Buffer Overflow in the Management Web Interface
Description
Palo Alto Networks web management server improperly handles a buffer overflow. This can result in a possible remote code execution (RCE). (Ref # PAN-63073/102953/CVE-2016-9150)
An attacker with network access to the management web interface may be able to perform a remote code execution (RCE) or denial-of-service (DoS).
This issue affects PAN-OS 5.0.19 and earlier; PAN-OS 5.1.12 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.0.14 and earlier; PAN-OS 6.1.14 and earlier; PAN-OS 7.0.10 and earlier; PAN-OS 7.1.5 and earlier
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| PAN-OS 7.1 | <= 7.1.5 | >= 7.1.6 |
| PAN-OS 7.0 | <= 7.0.10 | >= 7.0.11 |
| PAN-OS 6.1 | <= 6.1.14 | >= 6.1.15 |
| PAN-OS 6.0 | <= 6.0.14 | >= 6.0.15 |
| PAN-OS 5.1 | <= 5.1.12 | >= 5.1.13 |
| PAN-OS 5.0 | <= 5.0.19 | >= 5.0.20 |
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSSv3.0 Base Score: 9.8 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Weakness Type
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Solution
PAN-OS 5.0.20 and later; PAN-OS 5.1.13 and later; PAN-OS 6.0.15 and later; PAN-OS 6.1.15 and later; PAN-OS 7.0.11 and later; PAN-OS 7.1.6 and later
Workarounds and Mitigations
Palo Alto Networks recommends to implement best practice by allowing web interface access only to a dedicated management network. Additionally, restrict the set of IP addresses to a subset of authorized sources that you allow to interact with the management network.