CVE-2020-24633 Memory corruption in Aruba 7000 Series Mobility Controllers

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted packets to the PAPI UDP port on Aruba gateways and mobility controllers.

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-2020-24633?

CVE-2020-24633 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 11 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There are multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending especially crafted packets destined to the PAPI (Aruba Networks AP management protocol) UDP port (8211) of access-points or controllers in Aruba 9000 Gateway; Aruba 7000 Series Mobility Controllers; Aruba 7200 Series Mobility Controllers version(s): 2.1.0.1, 2.2.0.0 and below; 6.4.4.23, 6.5.4.17, 8.2.2.9, 8.3.0.13, 8.5.0.10, 8.6.0.5, 8.7.0.0 and below; 6.4.4.23, 6.5.4.17, 8.2.2.9, 8.3.0.13, 8.5.0.10, 8.6.0.5, 8.7.0.0 and below.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24633?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos, Arubanetworks Sd-Wan.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24633?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24633 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-24633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Arubaos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8vgr-w2rm-8hjx.

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