CVE-2021-25144 Memory corruption in Aruba Instant Access Points

High 8.8 Published 29 Mar 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in Aruba Instant Access Points to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-25144?

CVE-2021-25144 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware, published on 29 Mar 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.16 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.12 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.2 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25144?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Instant, Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25144 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-2021-25144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9g43-hm8v-4vhj.