CVE-2024-2551 PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted Packet
Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service on Palo Alto firewalls by sending crafted packets that trigger a null pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2551?
CVE-2024-2551 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os, published on 14 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2551?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Pan-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-2551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2551 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-7h98-97f3-2x3x.