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CVE-2017-15944

CVE-2017-15944CRITICAL

n/a n/a — Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9830   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Oct 27  Reserved by mitre
  Dec 11  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Aug 18  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-09-08

CWE-20, CWE-119 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · KEV due September 8, 2022

Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the management interface.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
October 27, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
December 11, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
August 18, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-09-08

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-20 · CWE-119

References (6)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102079 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040007 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-15944 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-15944 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43342/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44597/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-15944 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-20 · CWE-119

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