AOS-CX: buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the command line interface of AOS-CX
Summary
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an remote low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.
What this means
In plain English
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the command line interface of AOS-CX. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an remote low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system. Successful exploitation can let an attacker run code in the security context of the affected service or device.
Recommended action
Primary action: update to a vendor-listed fixed release: 10.18.0001. Vendor mitigation: Upgrade affected HPE Aruba Networking devices to an applicable fixed release: AOS-CX 10.17.1021 or above, AOS-CX 10.16.1051 or above, AOS-CX 10.13.1180 or above, AOS-CX 10.18.0001 or above. To address the vulnerabilities described above in the affected software branches, it is recommended to upgrade HPE Networking AOS-CX to one of the following versions (as applicable): - AOS-CX 10.18.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.18.0001 and above - AOS-CX 10.17.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.17.1021 and above - AOS-CX 10.16.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.16.1050 and above - AOS-CX 10.13.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.13.1180 and above Software versions with resolution/fixes for the vulnerabilities covered above can be downloaded from the HPE Networking Support Portal at HPE Aruba Networking does not evaluate or patch software branches that have reached their End of…
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- AOS-CX 10.17.0000 through 10.17.1020
- AOS-CX 10.16.0000 through 10.16.1050
- AOS-CX 10.13.0000 through 10.13.1170
- AOS-CX 10.18.0000 before 10.18.0001
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- 10.18.0001
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Mitigation checklist
- Upgrade affected HPE Aruba Networking devices to an applicable fixed release: AOS-CX 10.17.1021 or above, AOS-CX 10.16.1051 or above, AOS-CX 10.13.1180 or above, AOS-CX 10.18.0001 or above.
- To address the vulnerabilities described above in the affected software branches, it is recommended to upgrade HPE Networking AOS-CX to one of the following versions (as applicable): - AOS-CX 10.18.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.18.0001 and above - AOS-CX 10.17.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.17.1021 and above - AOS-CX 10.16.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.16.1050 and above - AOS-CX 10.13.xxxx: AOS-CX 10.13.1180 and above Software versions with resolution/fixes for the vulnerabilities covered above can be downloaded from the HPE Networking Support Portal at https://networkingsupport.hpe.com/home/ HPE Aruba Networking does not evaluate or patch software branches that have reached their End of Maintenance (EoM) milestone. For more information about HPE Aruba Networking End of Life policy please visit: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00143052enw
- To minimize the likelihood of an attacker exploiting this vulnerability, HPE Aruba Networking recommends that management interfaces be restricted to a dedicated layer 2 segment/VLAN and/or controlled by firewall policies at layer 3 and above, along with accounting controls for tracking and logging user activities and resource usage.
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