Buffer overflow in Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - CVE-2023-24548

 

Buffer overflow in Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - CVE-2023-24548

Published: May 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109358
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24548
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-24548

Install updates from vendor's website.

Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) - addressed in versions 4.25.1F, 4.26.0F, 4.27.0F, 4.28.0F, 4.29.0F, 4.30.0F

External References

Related Security Bulletins