Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.5 Management Interface resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Management Interface. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-15942. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 6.1.18/7.0.18/7.1.13/8.0.5 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.13, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to the management interface.

The weakness was shared 12/11/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15942 since 10/27/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104811 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.0.x < 8.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Palo Alto Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38696 (PAN-OS Management Interface Denial of Service Vulnerability (PAN-SA-2017-0025)).

Upgrading to version 6.1.19, 7.0.19, 7.1.14 or 8.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104811) and SecurityFocus (BID 102075†). The entry VDB-110491 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 104811
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.0.x < 8.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 6.1.19/7.0.19/7.1.14/8.0.6

Timelineinfo

10/27/2017 🔍
12/05/2017 +39 days 🔍
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12/11/2017 +6 days 🔍
12/11/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/15/2017 +3 days 🔍
01/26/2021 +1138 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Researcher: Craig Stephen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110489
SecurityFocus: 102075 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2017-15942 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040004

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2017 07:59
Updated: 01/26/2021 17:38
Changes: 12/12/2017 07:59 (70), 12/13/2019 19:43 (4), 01/26/2021 17:31 (3), 01/26/2021 17:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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