Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2020 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2020-2027PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in authd authentication response

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity stack buffer overflow in PAN-OS from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 17.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	7.1.8.0.8.1 – before 8.1.139.0 – before 9.0.7

Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2027 x_refsource_MISC