CVE-2008-5563

Description

Aruba Mobility Controller 2.4.8.x-FIPS, 2.5.x, 3.1.x, 3.2.x, 3.3.1.x, and 3.3.2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a malformed Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) frame.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.81% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory arubanetworks.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4728 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32694 vdb entry
http://www.arubanetworks.com/support/alerts/aid-12808.asc vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021362 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33057 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499014/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5563?
CVE-2008-5563 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5563?
To fix CVE-2008-5563, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5563 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5563 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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