What is CVE-2012-6601?

CVE-2012-6601 is a security advisory published by Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories with High severity. CVE-2012-6601 Command Injection Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2012-6601 cover?

CVE-2012-6601 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2012-6601. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by CVE-2012-6601?

CVE-2012-6601 affects 1 product, including: PAN-OS.

CVE-2012-6601High

CVE-2012-6601 Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories

Published

April 27, 2012

Last Modified

April 27, 2012

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

A vulnerability exists whereby an unauthenticated user can execute arbitrary code as root on the device. (Ref #36983) This vulnerability can result in arbitrary command execution, and can result in total compromise of the device. This issue affects PAN-OS 4.1.3 and earlier; PAN-OS 4.0.9 and earlier; PAN-OS 3.1.11 and earlier.

🎯 Affected products1

PAN-OS

✅ Remediation

PAN-OS 4.1.4 and later; PAN-OS 4.0.10 and later; PAN-OS 3.1.12 and later. Workarounds and mitigations: This issue affects the management interface of the device. Security appliance management best practices dictate that the management interface be isolated and strictly limited only to security administration personnel.

🔗 References (1)

advisoryhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6601