What is CVE-2020-2015?

CVE-2020-2015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-2015?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os

CVE-2020-2015

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to crash system processes or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.1; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Pan-os — versions 8.0.*, 9.0, 7.1
Paloaltonetworks Pan-os

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2015?: CVE-2020-2015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-2015?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.