Resource exhaustion in Aruba Instant and ArubaOS (AOS) - CVE-2002-20001
Published: September 30, 2022 / Updated: May 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67772
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-20001
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Aruba Networks
Affected software:
Aruba Instant
ArubaOS (AOS)
Aruba Instant
ArubaOS (AOS)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in the Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2002-20001
Install updates from vendor's website.