CVE-2021-28509 (GCVE-0-2021-28509)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-26 19:50 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
TerminAttr streams MACsec sensitive data in clear text to other authorized users in CVP
Summary
This advisory documents the impact of an internally found vulnerability in Arista EOS state streaming telemetry agent TerminAttr and OpenConfig transport protocols. The impact of this vulnerability is that, in certain conditions, TerminAttr might leak MACsec sensitive data in clear text in CVP to other authorized users, which could cause MACsec traffic to be decrypted or modified by other authorized users on the device.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-255 - Credentials Management
Assigner
Arista
CNA
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-noti… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | Arista EOS |
Affected:
4.23 , ≤ 4.23.11
(custom)
Affected: 4.24 , ≤ 4.24.9 (custom) Affected: 4.25 , ≤ 4.25.7 (custom) Affected: 4.26 , ≤ 4.26.5 (custom) Affected: 4.27 , ≤ 4.27.3 (custom) |
|
| Arista Networks | Arista TerminAttr |
Affected:
v1.10 , ≤ v1.10.10
(custom)
Affected: v1.16 , ≤ v1.16.7 (custom) Affected: v1.19 , ≤ v1.19.1 (custom) |
Date Public
2022-05-25 00:00
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