CVE-2020-1995 PAN-OS: Management server rasmgr denial of service
An authenticated administrator can crash the rasmgr daemon via a null pointer dereference, causing a denial of service on PAN-OS devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1995?
CVE-2020-1995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 13 May 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS allows an authenticated administrator to send a request that causes the rasmgr daemon to crash. Repeated attempts to send this request result in denial of service to all PAN-OS services by restarting the device and putting it into maintenance mode. This issue affects: PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1995?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os
- CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection
- CVE-2020-2021 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2017-15944 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cgw-69cq-5ggq.