Aruba PAPI CLI Buffer Overflow Unauth RCE (CVE-2023-45614)
CVE-2023-45614 Published on November 14, 2023
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-45614 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The program 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. A buffer overflow condition exists when a program attempts to put more data in a buffer than it can hold, or when a program attempts to put data in a memory area outside of the boundaries of a buffer. The simplest type of error, and the most common cause of buffer overflows, is the "classic" case in which the program copies the buffer without restricting how much is copied. Other variants exist, but the existence of a classic overflow strongly suggests that the programmer is not considering even the most basic of security protections.
CVE-2023-45614 has been classified to as a Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-45614
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Affected Versions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba Access Points: 100 Series; 103 Series; 110 Series; 120 Series; 130 Series; 200 Series; 207 Series; 210 Series; 220 Series; 260 Series; 300 Series; 303 Series; 310 Series; 318 Series Hardened Access Points; 320 Series; 330 Series; 340 Series; 370 Series; 500 Series; 510 Series; 530 Series; 550 Series; 630 Series; 650 Series; :- Version ArubaOS 10.5.x.x: 10.5.0.0 and below is affected.
- Version ArubaOS 10.4.x.x: 10.4.0.2 and below is affected.
- Version InstantOS 8.11.x.x: 8.11.1.2 and below is affected.
- Version InstantOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.8 and below is affected.
- Version InstantOS 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.22 and below is affected.
- Before and including 10.5.0.0 is affected.
- Before and including 10.4.0.2 is affected.
- Before and including 8.11.1.2 is affected.
- Before and including 8.10.0.8 is affected.
- Before and including 8.6.0.22 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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