CVE-2024-2551 HIGH

CVE-2024-2551: PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted Packet

Vendor Palo Alto Networks
Product PAN-OS
Weakness CWE-476
Published November 14, 2024
Last update November 19, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 14, 2024 CVE published
November 19, 2024 Record updated