CVE-2023-24545 (GCVE-0-2023-24545)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-07 15:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
On affected platforms running Arista CloudEOS an issue in the Software Forwarding Engine (Sfe) can lead to a potential denial of service attack by sending malformed packets to the switch.
Summary
On affected platforms running Arista CloudEOS an issue in the Software Forwarding Engine (Sfe) can lead to a potential denial of service attack by sending malformed packets to the switch. This causes a leak of packet buffers and if enough malformed packets are received, the switch may eventually stop forwarding traffic.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-07 15:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
Arista
CNA
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | EOS |
Affected:
4.29.0 , ≤ 4.29.1F
(custom)
Affected: 4.28.0 , ≤ 4.28.4M (custom) Affected: 4.27.0 , ≤ 4.27.7M (custom) Affected: 4.26.8M , ≤ 4.26.8M (custom) |
Date Public
2023-04-11 00:00
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