Critical severity · published Nov 19, 2016
CVE-2016-9150
Buffer overflow in the management web interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and…
9.8
CVSS
34.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in the management web interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)34.8% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
PAN-OS · Palo Alto Networks
5.0.0 before 5.0.20; 5.1 before 5.1.13; 6.0.0 before 6.0.15; 6.1.0 before 6.1.15; 7.0.0 before 7.0.11; 7.1.0 before 7.1.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9150
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9150
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94399
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037382
security.paloaltonetworks.com
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9150
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40790/
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