CVE-2020-2040
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-2040 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-09-09 17:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-09-15 18:04:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-120
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 |
| Operating System | Paloaltonetworks | Pan-os | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-2040 PAN-OS: Buffer overflow when Captive Portal or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enabled | MISC | 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 found by Yamata Li of Palo Alto Networks during internal security review.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.