CVE-2008-5563 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Aruba Mobility Controllers by sending malformed EAP frames, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5563?
CVE-2008-5563 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Aruba Mobility Controller 2.4.8.x-FIPS, 2.5.x, 3.1.x, 3.2.x, 3.3.1.x, and 3.3.2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a malformed Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) frame.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5563?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Aruba Networks Aruba Mobility Controller, Aruba Networks Aruba Mobility Controllers, Arubanetworks Aruba Mobility Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-5563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8pm7-x4vr-pg77.