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Aruba Instant CVE-2021-37726

CRITICAL
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2021-10-12 security-alert@hpe.com
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 12, 2021 - 15:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

A remote buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in HPE Aruba Instant (IAP) version(s): Aruba Instant 8.7.x.x: 8.7.0.0 through 8.7.1.2. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant (IAP) that address this security vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

A remote buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in HPE Aruba Instant (IAP) version(s): Aruba Instant 8.7.x.x: 8.7.0.0 through 8.7.1.2. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. A remote buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in HPE Aruba Instant (IAP) version(s): Aruba Instant 8.7.x.x: 8.7.0.0 through 8.7.1.2. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant (IAP) that address this security vulnerability. Affected products include: Arubanetworks Aruba Instant, Siemens Scalance W1750D Firmware. Version information: through 8.7.1.2..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.

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