Aruba InstantOS/ArubaOS up to 10.5.1.0 PAPI buffer overflow

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9.7$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS up to 8.6.0.23/8.10.0.10/8.11.2.1/10.4.1.0/10.5.1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PAPI. Such manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-31467. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Aruba InstantOS and ArubaOS up to 8.6.0.23/8.10.0.10/8.11.2.1/10.4.1.0/10.5.1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component PAPI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the underlying CLI service 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 advisory is available at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-31467 since 04/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 06/05/2025).

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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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: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/03/2024 🔍
05/15/2024 +42 days 🔍
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06/05/2025 +386 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ARUBA-PSA-2024-006
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-31467 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31467
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264386

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2024 07:28
Updated: 06/05/2025 18:02
Changes: 05/15/2024 07:28 (64), 06/05/2025 18:02 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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