CVE-2020-2027

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the authd component of the PAN-OS management server allows authenticated administrators to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: All versions of PAN-OS 7.1 and PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.7.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS7.1.*affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.0.*affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS8.1 < 8.1.13affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.0 < 9.0.7affected
Palo Alto NetworksPAN-OS9.1.0 < 9.1*unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-121: CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Workarounds

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

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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