Arista Networks EOS DoS (SA0087)

high Nessus Plugin ID 189898

Synopsis

The version of Arista Networks EOS running on the remote device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

On affected platforms running Arista EOS, a malformed DHCP packet might cause the DHCP relay agent to restart.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the patch or upgrade to a fixed version as referenced in the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6af30cf8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 189898

File Name: arista_eos_sa0087.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/1/2024

Updated: 6/18/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24510

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:arista:eos

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/Arista-EOS/Version, Host/Arista-EOS/model

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-24510