What is CVE-2020-24633?

CVE-2020-24633 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks 7005, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-24633?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Arubanetworks 7005

CVE-2020-24633

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.049 (91.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24633?: CVE-2020-24633 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks 7005, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-24633?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.