CVE-2024-2551: PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted Packet

First published: Thu Nov 14 2024(Updated: )

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.

Credit: psirt@paloaltonetworks.com

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