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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2016.0111
A vulnerability has been identified in PAN-OS
29 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Palo Alto Networks web management server
Operating System: PAN-OS
Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-9150
Member content until: Thursday, December 29 2016
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in PAN-OS prior to versions
5.0.20, 5.1.13, 6.0.15, 6.1.15, 7.0.11 and 7.1.6. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding the issues:
CVE-2016-9150:
"Severity: Critical
An attacker with network access to the management web interface may
be able to perform a remote code execution (RCE) or
denial-of-service (DoS)." [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends upgrading to the latest versions to address
this issue. [1]
Additionally, the vendors recommends the following best practices to
mitigate the issue:
"Palo Alto Networks recommends to implement best practice by
allowing web interface access only to a dedicated management
network. Additionally, restrict the set of IP addresses to a subset
of authorized sources that you allow to interact with the management
network." [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Buffer Overflow in the Management Web Interface (PAN-SA-2016-0035)
https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/68
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