Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os
CVE-2020-1992
A format string vulnerability in the Varrcvr daemon of PAN-OS on PA-7000 Series devices with a Log Forwarding Card (LFC) allows remote attackers to crash the daemon creating a denial of service condition or potentially execute code with root privileges. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 9.0 versions before 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions before 9.1.2 on PA-7000 Series devices with an LFC installed and configured. This issue requires WildFire services to be configured and enabled. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 8.1 and earlier releases. This issue does not affect any other PA Series firewalls.
EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 9.0, 9.1, 8.1.*
- Paloaltonetworks Pa-7050
- Paloaltonetworks Pa-7080
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-os
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1992?
- CVE-2020-1992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1992?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.