VDB-228235 · CVE-2023-22785 · PSA-2023-006

Aruba InstantOS/ArubaOS PAPI buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PAPI. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-22785. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS (version unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component PAPI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 published 05/08/2023 as PSA-2023-006. It is possible to read the advisory at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-22785 since 01/06/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around 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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Productinfo

Vendor

Aruba

Name

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base 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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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-2023-22785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228235

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2023 22:14
Updated: 01/31/2025 19:50
Changes: 05/08/2023 22:14 (48), 01/31/2025 19:50 (24)
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