Executive Risk Summary
"A Denial of Service vulnerability in the DNS Security feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a malicious packet through the data plane of the firewall, causing it to reboot. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition will cause the firewall to enter maintenance mode, resulting in significant disruption to network operations."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset PAN-OS
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
This is a non-Windows asset (Palo Alto Networks). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.
Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
High
Internal Work Notes
PAN-OS DNS Security vulnerability (CVE-2024-3393) - potential for firewall reboot and maintenance mode, verify firmware version and apply patch as necessary
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