CVE-2023-45616: arubanetworks arubaos Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-45616 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in arubanetworks arubaos. EPSS estimates a 2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-11-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 30-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying AirWave client 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 this vulnerability results 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.