CVE-2023-45616 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2023-45616

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying AirWave...

Vulnerability 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.

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:

  • XiaoC from Moonlight Bug Hunter

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Affected Vendor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Affected Software

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;
Vulnerable Versions:
ArubaOS 10.5.x.x: 10.5.0.0 and below, ArubaOS 10.4.x.x: 10.4.0.2 and below, InstantOS 8.11.x.x: 8.11.1.2 and below, InstantOS 8.10.x.x: 8.10.0.8 and below, InstantOS 8.6.x.x: 8.6.0.22 and below

Timeline

Official Publish: November 14th, 2023
Last Modified: August 30th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.