What is CVE-2024-2551?

CVE-2024-2551 is a security advisory published by Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories with Medium severity. CVE-2024-2551 PAN-OS: Firewall Denial of Service (DoS) Using a Specially Crafted Packet

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2024-2551 cover?

CVE-2024-2551 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2024-2551. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-2551?

CVE-2024-2551 affects 3 products, including: Cloud NGFW; PAN-OS; Prisma Access.

CVE-2024-2551Medium

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

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories

Published

November 13, 2024

Last Modified

November 13, 2024

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

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.

🎯 Affected products3

Cloud NGFW
PAN-OS
Prisma Access

✅ Remediation

This issue is fixed in PAN-OS 10.1.14, PAN-OS 10.2.4-h6, PAN-OS 10.2.5, PAN-OS 11.0.5, and all later PAN-OS versions. Workarounds and mitigations: No workaround or mitigation is available.

🔗 References (1)

advisoryhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-2551