Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.0.8 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.0.8 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-6604. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Palo Alto PAN-OS up to 4.0.8 (Firewall Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect 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 and 4.0.x before 4.0.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka Ref ID 35249.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6604 since 08/31/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72823 (Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 3.1.11 / 4.0.x < 4.0.9 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.

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 (86947), Tenable (72823), SecurityFocus (BID 62116†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43604†). The entries VDB-64838 and VDB-64830 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Nessus ID: 72823
Nessus Name: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS < 3.1.11 / 4.0.x < 4.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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 🔍
10/07/2018 +1293 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6604 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6604
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64837
X-Force: 86947
SecurityFocus: 62116 - Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS CVE-2012-6604 Command Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43604 - Palo Alto PAN-OS Remote Code Execution via Unspecified Vectors - CVE-2012-6604, High

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 10/07/2018 08:16
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (58), 10/07/2018 08:16 (11)
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