Aruba InstantOS/ArubaOS PAPI Protocol buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PAPI Protocol Handler. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-37885. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS (affected version not known). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component PAPI Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/05/2022 as PSA-2022-014. The advisory is shared for download at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-37885. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/19/2026).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-40492). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/08/2022 🔍
10/05/2022 +58 days 🔍
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06/19/2026 +1353 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: PSA-2022-014
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-37885 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-37885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210156
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2022 15:40
Updated: 06/19/2026 19:15
Changes: 10/05/2022 15:40 (37), 10/30/2022 08:45 (3), 10/30/2022 08:48 (10), 06/19/2026 19:15 (15)
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