Palo Alto Terminal Services Agent up to 7.0.6 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Palo Alto Terminal Services Agent up to 7.0.6. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-5329. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palo Alto Terminal Services Agent up to 7.0.6. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Palo Alto Networks Terminal Services Agent before 7.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds write operation.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2017. The weakness was published 01/27/2017 with Verizon (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5329 since 01/09/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 7.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41176) and SecurityFocus (BID 95818†). Similar entry is available at VDB-96234. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Terminal Services Agent 7.0.7

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01/09/2017 🔍
01/26/2017 +17 days 🔍
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01/27/2017 +1 days 🔍
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01/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: paloaltonetworks.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Verizon
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5329 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96235
SecurityFocus: 95818 - Palo Alto Networks Terminal Services Agent CVE-2017-5329 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5329 - Palo Alto Networks - Terminal Services Agent - Out-of-Bounds Write Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2017 09:20
Updated: 05/16/2026 11:08
Changes: 01/28/2017 09:20 (61), 08/19/2020 14:30 (10), 05/16/2026 11:08 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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