Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.0 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-6594. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.0 (Firewall Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 3.1.11, 4.0.x before 4.0.8, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 34299.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-6594 since 08/31/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72820 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 3.1.11 / 4.0.x < 4.0.8 / 4.1.x < 4.1.1 Command Injection), 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.

Upgrading to version 3.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87716), Tenable (72820), SecurityFocus (BID 62128†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43595†). The entries VDB-64831, VDB-64830, VDB-64829 and VDB-64828 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 72820
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 3.1.11 / 4.0.x < 4.0.8 / 4.1.x < 4.1.1 Command Injection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 3.1.9

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01/03/2012 🔍
04/27/2012 +114 days 🔍
04/27/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2013 +491 days 🔍
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03/04/2014 +185 days 🔍
03/12/2014 +8 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +376 days 🔍
10/06/2018 +1292 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6594 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6594
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64827
X-Force: 87716
SecurityFocus: 62128 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2012-6594 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43595 - Palo Alto PAN-OS Remote Code Execution via Unspecified Vectors - CVE-2012-6594, High

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 10/06/2018 11:23
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 10/06/2018 11:23 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:051:103

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