Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 8.1.12 Log Daemon format string

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 8.1.12 (Firewall Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Log Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13 on Panorama. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions. This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.13 and all later PAN-OS 8.1 versions.

The weakness was released 03/11/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at security.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-1979 since 12/04/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 8.1.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 151348 and 151347.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (Palo Alto Networks, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 8.1.13

Timelineinfo

12/04/2019 🔍
03/11/2020 +98 days 🔍
03/12/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/13/2024 +1493 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: security.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-1979 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2020 08:54
Updated: 04/13/2024 11:06
Changes: 03/12/2020 08:54 (40), 03/12/2020 08:59 (12), 04/13/2024 11:06 (34)
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