Palo Alto PAN-OS Input Validation Flaw in root_reboot Lets Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1036326 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1036326
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2016-1712
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 16 2016
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Impact:
Root access via local system, User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Palo Alto PAN-OS. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can invoke the root_reboot utility to exploit an input validation flaw and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Kasif Dekel, CheckPoint Security Team, reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (5.0.19, 5.1.12, 6.0.14, 6.1.12, 7.0.8).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/45
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Vendor URL: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/45 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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