CVE-2021-3031

PAN-OS: Information exposure in Ethernet data frame construction (Etherleak)

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2021 at 06:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC
14 products affected across 1 vendorPAN-OSPa-500Pa-3050

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Padding bytes in Ethernet packets on PA-200, PA-220, PA-500, PA-800, PA-2000 Series, PA-3000 Series, PA-3200 Series, PA-5200 Series, and PA-7000 Series firewalls are not cleared before the data frame is created. This leaks a small amount of random information from the firewall memory into the Ethernet packets. An attacker on the same Ethernet subnet as the PAN-OS firewall is able to collect potentially sensitive information from these packets. This issue is also known as Etherleak and is detected by security scanners as CVE-2003-0001. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 version earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.18; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.12; PAN-OS 9.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.1.5.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

8.1 ≤ v < 8.1.188.1.0 ≤ v < 8.1.189.0 ≤ v < 9.0.129.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.129.1 ≤ v < 9.1.59.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.58.19.09.1
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.0.* (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8.1.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.0.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.1.5 (unaffected)
paloaltonetworks-pa-200 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-2020 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-2050 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-220 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-3020 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-3050 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-3060 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-3220 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-3250 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-3260 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-500 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-5200 (environment) · paloaltonetworks-pa-800 (environment)
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Remediation

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References (1)

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMpalo_alto
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-212

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