Aruba InstantOS/ArubaOS PAPI buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component PAPI. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-22784. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component PAPI. 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. CVE summarizes:

There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple underlying services that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba's access point management protocol) UDP port (8211). Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

The weakness was shared 05/08/2023 as PSA-2023-006. The advisory is available at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-22784 since 01/06/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/31/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

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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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2023 🔍
05/08/2023 +121 days 🔍
05/08/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/31/2025 +634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: PSA-2023-006
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-22784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228234

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2023 22:14
Updated: 01/31/2025 19:50
Changes: 05/08/2023 22:14 (47), 05/31/2023 08:42 (1), 01/31/2025 19:50 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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