{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T19:43:39+00:00","cve":"CVE-2016-3657","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2016-3657","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2016-3657.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3657","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3657"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2016-3657","description":"Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL VPN request.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"mitre","published_at":"2016-04-12 17:59:05","updated_at":"2026-05-06 22:30:45"},"problem_types":["CWE-119","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"9.8","severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"10","severity":"","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":10,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657","name":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"CVE-2016-3657 Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow in GlobalProtect/SSL VPN Web Interface","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3657","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3657","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2016","cve_id":"3657","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"o","cpe4":"paloaltonetworks","cpe5":"pan-os","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T00:03:34.460Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"],"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL VPN request."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2020-02-17T16:03:44.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre"},"references":[{"tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2016-3657","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL VPN request."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","cveId":"CVE-2016-3657","datePublished":"2016-04-12T17:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T00:03:34.460Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2016-04-12 17:59:05","lastModifiedDate":"2026-05-06 22:30:45","problem_types":["CWE-119","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV30":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":5.9}],"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":10,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"},"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":10,"impactScore":10,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.0.0","versionEndExcluding":"5.0.18","matchCriteriaId":"B068DB73-7597-490E-ABEF-BF36F150B04D"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.1","versionEndExcluding":"5.1.11","matchCriteriaId":"7D2946A1-698A-4D0C-BCE7-D71E0351AEF9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.0.0","versionEndExcluding":"6.0.13","matchCriteriaId":"CABC9CB0-1284-4FB7-91DD-22AB41A29135"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.1.0","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.10","matchCriteriaId":"CA0479AB-5518-4C05-87E9-021405C82629"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"7.0.0","versionEndIncluding":"7.0.5","matchCriteriaId":"C7CF65B9-B0FE-4213-AC0D-875547A92697"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3657","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2016-3657","CVE":"CVE-2016-3657","Year":"2016"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3657","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL VPN request.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2016-3657"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3657","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2016-04-12","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2016","CveId":"3657","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2020-02-17","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}