Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2020-2042
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-2042
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 35 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-2042
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.0
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10.0
|
NIST | |
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7.2
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.2
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.2
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.2
|
5.9
|
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-2042
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The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).Assigned by: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-2042
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https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2042
CVE-2020-2042 PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in the management web interfaceVendor Advisory
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