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CVE-2024-3393 · netVigilance record NV24-0186

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Malicious DNS Packet

past due

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA deadline 2025-01-20 · passed 1 year 7 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS contains a vulnerability in parsing and logging malicious DNS packets in the DNS Security feature that, when exploited, allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely reboot the firewall. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition will cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode.

Who is affected

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-754.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 1 year 7 months ago

Sources