CVE-2016-3657: paloaltonetworks pan-os

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3657 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in paloaltonetworks pan-os. EPSS estimates a 4.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-04-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL VPN request.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.