Pan OsOperating system · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2017-15942
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPalo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.13, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to the management interface.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidencePalo Alto Networks PAN-OS management interface contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the management plane. The vulnerability affects multiple version branches (6.1.x before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.13, and 8.0.x before 8.0.6) through vectors related to the management interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Pan OsOperating system
< 6.1.19>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.19>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.13>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PAN-OS versionAccess the PAN-OS management interface and locate the system version information, typically found in the Device > Setup > About section of the web UI or by running the 'show system info' command in the CLIAffected if The installed version is 6.1.x before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.13, or 8.0.x before 8.0.6
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Confirm management interface is network-accessibleDetermine whether the PAN-OS management interface (HTTPS on port 443 or HTTP on port 80) is reachable from untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules, interface bindings, and network accessibilityAffected if The management interface is exposed to networks that are not fully trusted, increasing the likelihood of remote exploitation
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Review management interface access controlsInspect the access list or source restrictions configured for the management interface to determine if there are controls limiting which IP addresses or networks can reach itAffected if No IP-based access restrictions are applied to the management interface, leaving it open to remote attackers
A system is affected if it runs a PAN-OS version within the vulnerable ranges AND has its management interface accessible from potentially untrusted networks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data6.1.197.0.197.1.13
Upgrade PAN-OS to version 6.1.19 or later, 7.0.19 or later, 7.1.13 or later, or 8.0.6 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict management interface access to trusted networks or implement additional firewall rules to limit exposure.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-15942 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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