What is CVE-2020-1995?

CVE-2020-1995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-1995?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-1995

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to send a request that causes the rasmgr daemon to crash. Repeated attempts to send this request result in denial of service to all PAN-OS services by restarting the device and putting it into maintenance mode. This issue affects: PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.2.

EPSS: 0.011 (63.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 9.1
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1995?: CVE-2020-1995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-1995?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.