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Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 7.1.x < 8.1.13 / 8.0.x < 8.1.13 / 8.1.x < 8.1.13 / 9.0.x < 9.0.7 Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136817

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Synopsis

The remote PAN-OS host is affected by vulnerability

Description

The version of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS running on the remote host is 7.1.x prior to 8.1.13 or 8.0.x prior to 8.1.13 or 8.1.x prior to 8.1.13 or 9.0.x prior to 9.0.7. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

 - A predictable temporary file vulnerability in PAN-OS allows a local authenticated user with shell access to corrupt arbitrary system files affecting the integrity of the system. This issue affects: All versions of PAN- OS 7.1 and 8.0; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13;
 PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7. (CVE-2020-1994)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PAN-OS 8.1.13 / 8.1.13 / 8.1.13 / 9.0.7 or later

See Also

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-1994

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/377.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136817

File Name: palo_alto_CVE-2020-1994.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Published: 5/22/2020

Updated: 10/13/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1994

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os

Required KB Items: Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Version, Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Full_Version, Host/Palo_Alto/Firewall/Source

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1994

CWE: 377

IAVA: 2020-A-0222-S