7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-9151
Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted values of unspecified environment variables.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2016, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9151 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

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9151.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9151 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 https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/67 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9151 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.0.19 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.12 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.14 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0.10 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.1.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.20 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.1.13 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.15 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.0 up to (excluding) 6.1.15 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.11 *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (excluding) 7.1.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40789/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40788/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037381 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94400 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/67 No Types Assigned https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/67 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9151 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9151 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.23769

percentile

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