CVE-2023-38485
Published: 06 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38485 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42301
Vulnerability details
Vulnerabilities exist in the BIOS implementation of Aruba 9200 and 9000 Series Controllers and Gateways that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code early in the boot sequence. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to and…
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change underlying sensitive information in the affected controller leading to complete system compromise.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.