A packet processing mechanism in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a remote attacker to reboot hardware-based firewalls. Repeated attacks eventually cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode, which requires manual intervention to bring the firewall back online.
This affects the following hardware firewall models:
Work around:
Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can block attacks for this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 94993 (introduced in Applications and Threats content version 8832).