{"id":47983,"date":"2022-08-12T23:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T23:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/palo-alto-bug-used-for-ddos-attacks-and-theres-no-fix-yet\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T23:17:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T23:17:05","slug":"palo-alto-bug-used-for-ddos-attacks-and-theres-no-fix-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/palo-alto-bug-used-for-ddos-attacks-and-theres-no-fix-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Palo Alto bug used for DDoS attacks and there&#8217;s no fix yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A high-severity Palo Alto Networks denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability has been exploited by miscreants looking to launch DDoS attacks, and several of the affected products won&#8217;t have a patch until next week.<\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, tracked as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/security.paloaltonetworks.com\/CVE-2022-0028\">CVE-2022-0028<\/a>, received an 8.6 out of 10 CVSS score, and it affects PAN OS, the operating system in Palo Alto Networks&#8217; network security products.&nbsp;Panorama M-Series or Panorama virtual appliances, and Palo Alto Networks, have already had the issue fixed for cloud-based firewall and Prisma Access customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Palo Alto Networks patched PAN-OS version 10.1.6-h6 and all later PAN-OS versions for its PA-Series (hardware), VM-Series (virtual) and CN-Series (container) firewalls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re told fixes for software releases PAN-OS 8.1.23-h1, PAN-OS 9.0.16-h3, PAN-OS 9.1.14-h4, PAN-OS 10.0.11-h1, and PAN-OS 10.2.2-h2 will arrive sometime next week, on August 15 or later.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bug is caused by a URL filtering policy misconfiguration that could allow an external attacker with network access to conduct reflected and amplified TCP denial-of-service attacks, according to Palo Alto Networks&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/security.paloaltonetworks.com\/CVE-2022-0028\" rel=\"nofollow\">security advisory<\/a>. It exploited, the attack would appear to originate from a hardware, virtual or container-based firewall against a target.<\/p>\n<p>To exploit this flaw, an external attacker would have to find a firewall with an a-typical, and likely unintended, configuration, according to the advisory.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The firewall configuration must have a URL filtering profile with one or more blocked categories assigned to a security rule with a source zone that has an external facing network interface,&#8221; it explained.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, however, all the stars aligned for at least some miscreants looking to exploit this vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Palo Alto Networks recently learned that an attempted reflected denial-of-service (RDoS) attack was identified by a service provider,&#8221; the security firm warned. &#8220;This attempted attack took advantage of susceptible firewalls from multiple vendors, including Palo Alto Networks. We immediately started to root cause and remediate this issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the bug is under active exploit shouldn&#8217;t come as a big surprise. According to the vendor&#8217;s own annual incident response report, criminals &#8220;start scanning for vulnerabilities <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/07\/27\/palo_alto_unit_42\/\" rel=\"noopener\">within 15 minutes<\/a> of a CVE being announced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It does, however, likely mean some weekend work for security engineers. Specific to the PAN-OS bug, CVE-2022-0028, the new security advisory added: &#8220;Exploitation of this issue does not impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of our products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YvjKyA1lvbwnIwcWOxs6aQAAAMo&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>While waiting for a patch, Palo Alto Networks does recommend some workarounds.<\/p>\n<p>First, if your URL filtering policy meets the above-mentioned criteria, remove this configuration to prevent criminals from exploiting the flaw to launch DoS attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The security advisory also provides instructions to apply either <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.paloaltonetworks.com\/pan-os\/10-2\/pan-os-admin\/zone-protection-and-dos-protection\/configure-zone-protection-to-increase-network-security\/configure-packet-based-attack-protection\" rel=\"nofollow\">packet-based attack protection<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.paloaltonetworks.com\/pan-os\/10-2\/pan-os-admin\/zone-protection-and-dos-protection\/zone-defense\/zone-protection-profiles\/flood-protection\" rel=\"nofollow\">flood protection<\/a> \u2014&nbsp;but noted &#8220;it is not necessary nor advantageous to apply both.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aporeto software users, however, should not enable either of these. Instead, wait for the fixed PAN-OS software version. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/08\/12\/palo_alto_bug\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There goes the weekend&#8230; A high-severity Palo Alto Networks denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability has been exploited by miscreants looking to launch DDoS attacks, and several of the affected products won&#8217;t have a patch until next week.\u2026  READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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