QID 730595

Date Published: 2022-08-16

QID 730595: Palo Alto Networks (PAN-OS) Reflected Amplification Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (PAN-192999)

PAN OS is the software that runs all Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.

A URL filtering policy misconfiguration vulnerability exists in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, this could allow a network-based attacker to conduct reflected and amplified TCP denial-of-service (RDoS) attacks.

Affected Versions:
PAN-OS 10.2 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.2.2-h2
PAN-OS 10.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.1.6-h6
PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.11-h1
PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.14-h4
PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.16-h3
PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.23-h1

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of PAN-OS

NOTE: Detection is made potential because the signature doesn't check for the Workaround/Mitigations mentioned in the Palo Alto advisory.

If this vulnerability is exploited, the resulting Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack may help obfuscate the identity of the attacker and implicate the firewall as the source of the attack.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • Solution
    Customer are advised to refer to PAN-192999 for more information about this vulnerability.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 730595

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    PAN-192999 URL Logo security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0028