Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.0 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.0. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-6599. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.1.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The device-management command-line interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 4.0.x before 4.0.8 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 33476.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-6599 since 08/31/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72824 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 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 4.0.2 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 (87711), Tenable (72824), SecurityFocus (BID 62117†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43600†). The entries VDB-64836, VDB-64835, VDB-64834 and VDB-64833 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 72824
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 4.0.8 / 4.1.x < 4.1.1 Command Injection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PAN-OS 4.0.2

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12/18/2011 🔍
04/27/2012 +130 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 🔍
10/07/2018 +1293 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64832
X-Force: 87711
SecurityFocus: 62117
Vulnerability Center: 43600 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution via Unspecified Vectors - CVE-2012-6599, High

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 10/07/2018 08:14
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (57), 10/07/2018 08:14 (10)
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