CVE-2023-39268 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-39268

Memory Corruption Vulnerability in ArubaOS-Switch

Vulnerability Description

A memory corruption vulnerability in ArubaOS-Switch could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by receiving specially crafted packets. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ken Pyle - Partner and Exploit Developer, CYBIR and Graduate Professor of Cybersecurity at Chestnut Hill College

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Affected Vendor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Affected Software

ArubaOS-Switch
Vulnerable Versions:
ArubaOS-Switch 16.11.xxxx: KB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.11.0012 and below., ArubaOS-Switch 16.10.xxxx: KB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.10.0025 and below., ArubaOS-Switch 16.10.xxxx: WB.16.10.23 and below., ArubaOS-Switch 16.09.xxxx: All versions., ArubaOS-Switch 16.08.xxxx: KB/WB/WC/YA/YB/YC.16.08.0026 and below., ArubaOS-Switch 16.07.xxxx: All versions., ArubaOS-Switch 16.06.xxxx: All versions., ArubaOS-Switch 16.05.xxxx: All versions., ArubaOS-Switch 16.04.xxxx: KA/RA.16.04.0026 and below., ArubaOS-Switch 16.03.xxxx: All versions., ArubaOS-Switch 16.02.xxxx: All versions., ArubaOS-Switch 16.01.xxxx: All versions., ArubaOS-Switch 15.xx.xxxx: 15.16.0025 and below.

Timeline

Official Publish: August 29th, 2023
Last Modified: September 27th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.