// For flags

CVE-2020-2042

PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in the management web interface

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en la interfaz web de administración de PAN-OS permite a los administradores autenticados interrumpir los procesos del sistema y potencialmente ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios root. Este problema impacta solo a las Versiones PAN-OS 10.0 anteriores a PAN-OS 10.0.1.

*Credits: This issue was found by Nicholas Newsom of Palo Alto Networks during internal security review.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-12-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-09-09 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
  • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2042 2020-09-15
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Paloaltonetworks
Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks"
 Pan-os
Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os"
 >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.1
Search vendor "Paloaltonetworks" for product "Pan-os" and version " >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.1"
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Affected