Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app that enables a man in the middle attacker to disrupt system processes and potentially execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability is triggered during the processing of requests and responses exchanged between Portal and Gateway. The GlobalProtect app on iOS is not affected.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
High
Availability (Vulnerable System)
High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
None
Integrity (Subsequent System)
None
Availability (Subsequent System)
None
E
Unchanged
AU
None
R
Unchanged
V
D
RE
M
U
Amber
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_appAll – All
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.2.0 – 6.2.8-h10 (6.2.8-948)
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.1 – 6.1.13
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.3.0 – 6.3.3-h2 (6.3.3-42)
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0.0 – 6.0.11
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0 – 6.0.13
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.0 – 6.0.14
- Palo Alto Networks / globalprotect_app6.3.0 – 6.3.3-h9 (6.3.3-999)
- Palo Alto Networks / GlobalProtect UWP App6.3 – 6.3.3-h10