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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.1.x < 10.1.14 / 10.2.x < 10.2.4-h6 / 11.0.x < 11.0.5 Vulnerability

🗓️ 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS versions are vulnerable to denial of service attacks due to null pointer issue.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(211468);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-2551");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0750-S");

  script_name(english:"Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 10.1.x < 10.1.14 / 10.2.x < 10.2.4-h6 / 11.0.x < 11.0.5 Vulnerability");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote PAN-OS host is affected by a vulnerability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS running on the remote host is 10.1.x prior to 10.1.14 or 10.2.x prior to
10.2.4-h6 or 11.0.x prior to 11.0.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

    A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated
    attacker to stop a core system service on the firewall by sending a crafted packet through the data plane
    that causes a denial of service (DoS) condition. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition result in the
    firewall entering maintenance mode.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the PAN-OS security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-2551");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to PAN-OS 10.1.14 / 10.2.4-h6 / 11.0.5 or later");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_supplemental", value:"CVSS:4.0/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-2551");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(476);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/11/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/06/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/11/15");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Palo Alto Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("palo_alto_version.nbin");
  script_require_keys("Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Version", "Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Full_Version", "Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Source");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras.inc');

vcf::palo_alto::initialize();

var app_name = 'Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS';

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:app_name, kb_ver:'Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Full_Version', kb_source:'Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Source');

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '10.1.0', 'fixed_version' : '10.1.14' },
  { 'min_version' : '10.2.0', 'fixed_version' : '10.2.4-h6' },
  { 'min_version' : '11.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '11.0.5' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);

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