Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2020· Updated Sep 16, 2024
PAN-OS: Buffer overflow when Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled
CVE-2020-2040
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in PAN-OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a malicious request to the Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication interface. This issue impacts: All versions of PAN-OS 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.15; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.3.
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Affected products
2>=8.0.0 <8.1.15, >=9.0.0 <9.0.9, >=9.1.0 <9.1.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=8.0.0 <8.1.15, >=9.0.0 <9.0.9, >=9.1.0 <9.1.3
- (no CPE)range: 8.0.*
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2040mitrex_refsource_MISC
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