SB2020121748 - Remote denial of service in Arista EOS



SB2020121748 - Remote denial of service in Arista EOS

Published: December 17, 2020 Updated: May 17, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020121748
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24360)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of ARP packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted APR packets to the device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.