CVE-2021-3038

GlobalProtect App: Windows VPN kernel driver denial of service (DoS)

State: Published
Severity: 5.5 Medium
Published: Apr 20, 2021
Updated: Sep 16, 2024
Reserved: Jan 6, 2021

Description

A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect app on Windows systems allows a limited Windows user to send specifically-crafted input to the GlobalProtect app that results in a Windows blue screen of death (BSOD) error. This issue impacts: GlobalProtect app 5.1 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.1.8; GlobalProtect app 5.2 versions earlier than GlobalProtect app 5.2.4.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	palo_alto

Weaknesses

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-248 Uncaught Exception

Affected Products

Product	Versions
GlobalProtect AppPalo Alto Networks	5.1 to before 5.1.8Affectedfrom 5.1.8Not affected 5.2 to before 5.2.4Affectedfrom 5.2.4Not affected

References

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3038

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