CVE-2021-25149 Memory corruption in Aruba Instant Access Points

Critical 9.8 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: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-25149?

CVE-2021-25149 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware, published on 29 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2021-25149?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Arubanetworks Instant, Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25149?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25149 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-2021-25149 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25149 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Siemens Scalance W1750d Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7845-f47p-2gm3.