Unauthenticated privileged code execution via PAPI overflow
Published May 14, 2024 · Updated Jun 24, 2025
Stack-based buffer overflow in HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8 Instant and AOS-10 AP allows remote attackers to execute privileged code. The Central Communications service writes a crafted PAPI packet received on UDP port 8211 beyond a stack buffer, corrupting control data. No authentication is required; successful exploitation runs arbitrary code as a privileged operating-system user and can fully compromise an access point.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in HPE Aruba Networking AOS-8 Instant and AOS-10 AP allows remote attackers to execute privileged code. The Central Communications service writes a crafted PAPI packet received on UDP port 8211 beyond a stack buffer, corrupting control data. No authentication is required; successful exploitation runs arbitrary code as a privileged operating-system user and can fully compromise an access point.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-31469
- Published
- May 14, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 24, 2025
- Vendor
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
- Product
- HPE Aruba Networking Wireless Operating System (AOS)
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.4.0.0 <=10.4.1.0
- Affected versionversion=10.5.0.0 <=10.5.1.0
- Affected versionversion=8.10.0.0 <=8.10.0.10
- Affected versionversion=8.11.0.0 <=8.11.2.1
- Affected versionversion=8.6.0.0 <=8.6.0.23
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