Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the User-ID™ Authentication Portal (aka Captive Portal) service of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls by sending specially crafted packets. The risk of this issue is greatly reduced if you secure access to the User-ID™ Authentication Portal per the best practice guidelines https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail by restricting access to only trusted internal IP addresses. Prisma Access, Cloud NGFW and Panorama appliances are not impacted by this vulnerability.
| Version | Type | Source | Base | Exp | Imp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Primary | NVD | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| 4.0 | Primary | cve.org | 8.7 | — | — |
| 4.0 | Secondary | NVD | 9.3 | — | — |