High severity · published Nov 14, 2024
CVE-2024-2551
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker to stop a core system service on the firewall by sending a…
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker to stop a core system service on the firewall by sending a crafted packet through the data plane that causes a denial of service (DoS) condition. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition result in the firewall entering maintenance mode.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% 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
10.1.0 before 10.1.14; 10.2.0 before 10.2.4; 11.0.0 before 11.0.5; 10.2.4; 10.2.4; 10.2.4; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2551
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2551
Vendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-2551
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