CVE-2024-2551 PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted Packet
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker to stop a core system service on the firewall by sending a crafted packet through the data plane that causes a denial of service (DoS) condition. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition result in the firewall entering maintenance mode.
Product Status
| Versions | Affected | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud NGFW | None | All |
| PAN-OS 11.2 | None | All |
| PAN-OS 11.1 | None | All |
| PAN-OS 11.0 | < 11.0.5 | >= 11.0.5 |
| PAN-OS 10.2 | < 10.2.4-h6, < 10.2.5 | >= 10.2.4-h6, >= 10.2.5 |
| PAN-OS 10.1 | < 10.1.14 | >= 10.1.14 |
| Prisma Access | None | All |
Required Configuration for Exposure
No special configuration is required to be affected by this issue.
Severity: MEDIUM, Suggested Urgency: MODERATE
CVSS-BT: 6.6 / CVSS-B: 8.7 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber)
Exploitation Status
Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
Weakness Type and Impact
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC-129 Pointer Manipulation
Solution
This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 10.1.14, PAN-OS 10.2.4-h6, PAN-OS 10.2.5, PAN-OS 11.0.5, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Workarounds and Mitigations
No workaround or mitigation is available.
Acknowledgments
CPEs
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h1:*:*:*:*:*:*