CVE-2020-2042

PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in the management web interface

Published Sep 9, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue impacts only PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 10.0.1 and all later PAN-OS versions.


Vendor Workaround

This issue impacts the PAN-OS management web interface but you can mitigate the impact of this issue by following best practices for securing the PAN-OS management web interface. Please review the Best Practices for Securing Administrative Access in the PAN-OS technical documentation, available at https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/best-practices.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-22068 A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue impacts only PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.1.
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
palo_alto
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:56 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 9, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM