SB2020121923 - Denial of service in Arista EOS VRF implementation



SB2020121923 - Denial of service in Arista EOS VRF implementation

Published: December 19, 2020 Updated: May 17, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020121923
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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-2020-26568)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of UDP packets. A remote attacker can force malformed UDP packets to be forwarded across VRF boundaries when non-default VRFs are configured.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.