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CRITICAL
CVE-2024-26305
Aruba PAPI Utility Daemon Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution
Description

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying Utility daemon 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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 1, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 3, 2024, 1:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-26305 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-26305 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Arubanetworks arubaos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-26305.

URL Resource
https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2024-004.txt

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in HPE Aruba Devices (may 2024)

Python

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 4, 2024, 10:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-26305 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-26305 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-121
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the underlying Utility daemon 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.
    Added Reference Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2024-004.txt [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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