CVE-2020-1979
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-1979 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-03-11 19:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-05-13 20:15:00 UTC |
| Description | A format string vulnerability in the PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows a network based attacker with knowledge of registered firewall devices and access to Panorama management interfaces to execute arbitrary code, bypassing the restricted shell and escalating privileges. This issue affects only PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.13 on Panorama. This issue does not affect PAN-OS 7.1, PAN-OS 9.0, or later PAN-OS versions. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-134
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Paloaltonetworks | Pan-os | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Paloaltonetworks | Pan-os | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-1979 PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local privilege escalation | CONFIRM | security.paloaltonetworks.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: This issue was discovered by Nicholas Newsom of Palo Alto Networks during an internal security review.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.