Palo Alto PAN-OS 'cron' Input Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1036327 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1036327
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(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 exploit an input validation flaw in the use of 'cron' to execute arbitrary commands on the target system with elevated privileges.
Felix Wilhelm, ERNW Research, 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, 7.0.7, 7.1.2).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/47
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Vendor URL: securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/48 (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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