VDB-143820 · CVE-2019-17436 · GCVE-0-2019-17436

Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent up to 5.0.4 on Linux/macOS privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent up to 5.0.4 on Linux/macOS. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-17436. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Palo Alto GlobalProtect Agent up to 5.0.4 on Linux/macOS. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in GlobalProtect Agent for Linux and Mac OS X version 5.0.4 and earlier and version 4.1.12 and earlier, that can allow non-root users to overwrite root files on the file system.

The weakness was published 10/16/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-17436 since 10/10/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/18/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entry is available at VDB-143819. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Palo Alto

Name

GlobalProtect Agent

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2019 🔍
10/16/2019 +6 days 🔍
10/18/2019 +2 days 🔍
10/18/2019 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-17436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-17436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143820
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2019 09:45
Updated: 10/18/2019 09:50
Changes: 10/18/2019 09:45 (39), 10/18/2019 09:50 (17)
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