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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-3657
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS SSL VPN Buffer Overflow Denial of Service and Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.18, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.10, and 7.0.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an SSL VPN request.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 17, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3657 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Paloaltonetworks pan-os
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3657 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/38 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-3657 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.0.17 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.12 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.1.9 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.18 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.1.11 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.13 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.0 up to (excluding) 6.1.10 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (including) 7.0.5
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:6.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/38 No Types Assigned http://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/38 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.87229

percentile

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