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Critical
CVE-2016-3657
Buffer overflow in the GlobalProtect Portal in Palo Alto Networks...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
paloaltonetworks
View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.0.0, 5.1, 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 7.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 12th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.