Aruba InstantOS/ArubaOS up to 10.5.1.0 Soft AP Daemon denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected 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. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Soft AP Daemon. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-31478. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was 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. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Soft AP Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unauthenticated Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerabilities exists in the Soft AP daemon accessed via the PAPI protocol. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilites result in the ability to interrupt the normal operation of the affected Access Point.

It is possible to read the advisory at arubanetworks.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-31478 since 04/03/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/03/2024 🔍
05/15/2024 +42 days 🔍
05/15/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +386 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2024-31478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264399

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2024 07:59
Updated: 06/05/2025 18:32
Changes: 05/15/2024 07:59 (64), 06/05/2025 18:32 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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