CVE-2024-3385

PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) when GTP Security is Disabled

Description

A packet processing mechanism in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables a remote attacker to reboot hardware-based firewalls. Repeated attacks eventually cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode, which requires manual intervention to bring the firewall back online. This affects the following hardware firewall models: - PA-5400 Series firewalls - PA-7000 Series firewalls

Remediation

Solution:

  • This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 9.0.17-h4, PAN-OS 9.1.17, PAN-OS 10.1.12, PAN-OS 10.2.8, PAN-OS 11.0.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.

Workaround:

  • Customers with a Threat Prevention subscription can block attacks for this vulnerability by enabling Threat ID 94993 (introduced in Applications and Threats content version 8832).

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.62% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory paloaltonetworks.com
Affected: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW
Affected: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-3385 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-3385?
CVE-2024-3385 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-3385?
To fix CVE-2024-3385: This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 9.0.17-h4, PAN-OS 9.1.17, PAN-OS 10.1.12, PAN-OS 10.2.8, PAN-OS 11.0.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Is CVE-2024-3385 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-3385 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-3385?
CVE-2024-3385 affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access.
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