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.
Fixes

Solution

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 8.1.13, PAN-OS 9.0.7, PAN-OS 9.1.0, and all later PAN-OS versions.


Workaround

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.

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:17:38.535Z

Reserved: 2019-12-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-2027

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-06-10T18:15:11.483

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:24:29.380

Link: CVE-2020-2027

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