Where
AND
-Infinity
0
Severity
8.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

An improper neutralization of wildcards vulnerability in the log collection feature of Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect™ app on macOS allows a non administrative user to escalate their privileges to root.

Remedy

No workaround or mitigation is available.

Remedy

VERSION MINOR VERSION SUGGESTED SOLUTION GlobalProtect App 6.3 on macOS 6.3.0 through 6.3.2 Upgrade to 6.3.3 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.2 on macOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.8-223 Upgrade to 6.2.8-c243 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.1 on macOS Upgrade to 6.2.8-c243or 6.3.3 or later. GlobalProtect App 6.0 on macOS Upgrade to 6.2.8-c243 or 6.3.3 or later. GlobalProtect App on Windows No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Linux No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Android No action needed. GlobalProtect App on iOS No action needed. GlobalProtect App on Chrome OS   No action needed. 
First published (updated )
Severity
7.7
Buffer Overflow
AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )

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