SB2023082455 - Buffer overflow in Arista EOS
Published: August 24, 2023 Updated: May 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023082455
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24548)
CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling packets. A remote attacker can send malformed or truncated packets over a VXLAN tunnel, trigger buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.