Medium severity · published Aug 11, 2021
CVE-2021-3048
Certain invalid URL entries contained in an External Dynamic List (EDL) cause the Device Server daemon (devsrvr) to stop responding
5.9
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Certain invalid URL entries contained in an External Dynamic List (EDL) cause the Device Server daemon (devsrvr) to stop responding. This condition causes subsequent commits on the firewall to fail and prevents administrators from performing commits and configuration changes even though the firewall remains otherwise functional. If the firewall then restarts, it results in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition and the firewall stops processing traffic. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.14; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.9; PAN-OS 10.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 10.0.5. PAN-OS 8.1 and PAN-OS 10.1 versions are not impacted.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% 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
9.0.0 before 9.0.14; 9.1.0 before 9.1.9; 10.0.0 before 10.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3048
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3048
Broken Link
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-3048
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3048
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