CVE-2020-1979— PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local privilege escalation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-1979
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
PAN-OS: A format string vulnerability in PAN-OS log daemon (logd) on Panorama allows local privilege escalation
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability 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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
使用外部控制的格式字符串
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 格式化字符串错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS是美国Palo Alto Networks公司的一套为其防火墙设备开发的操作系统。 Panorama中的Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 8.1.13之前版本的日志守护进程存在格式化字符串错误漏洞。本地攻击者可利用该漏洞绕过被限制的shell，提升权限，执行任意代码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS | 8.1 ~ 8.1.13 | - |
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- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1979x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1979
Same Patch Batch · Palo Alto Networks · 2020-03-11 · 3 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-1980 | 7.8 HIGH | PAN-OS: Shell injection vulnerability in PAN-OS CLI allows execution of shell commands |
| CVE-2020-1981 | 7.0 HIGH | PAN-OS: Predictable temporary filename vulnerability allows local privilege escalation |
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