Is CVE-2024-2551 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-2551 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-2551?

CVE-2024-2551 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-2551?

CVE-2024-2551 has an EPSS score of 0.48% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2551?

Upgrade pan-os to 11.0.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-2551

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker to stop a core system service on the firewall by sending a crafted packet through the data plane that causes a denial of service (DoS) condition. Repeated attempts to trigger this condition result in the firewall entering maintenance mode.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

pan-osNVD

Affected:>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.5Fixed in:11.0.5CVE-2024-2551derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.paloaltonetworks.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-24.