CVE-2023-22757: Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in ArubaOS Processes

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-22757 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in arubanetworks arubaos. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-02-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple underlying operating system processes that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets via the PAPI protocol. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')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.