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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.1 High

CVE-2020-1979

PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local privilege escalation

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
palo_alto

Description

A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows a network based attacker with knowledge of registered firewall devices and access to Panorama management interfaces to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13 on Panorama. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

  • 8.1 to < 8.1.13affected
  • 9.0.0 to < 9.0*unaffected
  • 7.1.0 to < 7.1*unaffected
  • 9.1.0 to < 9.1*unaffected

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