What is CVE-2016-3657?

CVE-2016-3657 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-3657?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

CVE-2016-3657

Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly execut…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.030 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Paloaltonetworks Pan-os
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3657?: CVE-2016-3657 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-os, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-3657?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.