CVE-2020-2015 PAN-OS: Buffer overflow in the management server
Authenticated users can trigger a buffer overflow in the PAN-OS management server to crash processes or execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-2015?
CVE-2020-2015 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 13 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the PAN-OS management server allows authenticated users to crash system processes or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects: PAN-OS 7.1 versions earlier than 7.1.26; PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than 8.1.13; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than 9.0.7; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than 9.1.1; All versions of PAN-OS 8.0.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-2015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2015 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-jgg4-3qfh-59c9.