High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-2551
CVE-2024-2551
Description
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.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.1.0,<10.1.14
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:10.2.4:h4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:11.0.4:h5:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 11.0.0
- (no CPE)
- Range: All
- Range: All
Patches
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References
1- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-2551nvdVendor Advisory
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