Buffer overflow in Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw
CVE-2024-9468
A memory corruption vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows an unauthenticated attacker to crash PAN-OS due to a crafted packet through the data plane, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition will result in PAN-OS entering maintenance mode.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw — versions All
- Palo Alto Networks Pan-Os — versions 11.2.0, 11.1.0, 11.0.0
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access — versions All
- Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os — versions 10.2.4, 10.2.7, 10.2.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9468 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9468?
- CVE-2024-9468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Cloud Ngfw, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9468?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9468 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.