CVE-2020-2042

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.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2042	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-09-09 17:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:27

NVD link : CVE-2020-2042

Mitre link : CVE-2020-2042

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-2042

JSON object : View

Products Affected

paloaltonetworks

pan-os

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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