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CVE-2020-24360


An issue with ARP packets in Arista’s EOS affecting the 7800R3, 7500R3, and 7280R3 series of products may result in issues that cause a kernel crash, followed by a device reload. The affected Arista EOS versions are: 4.24.2.4F and below releases in the 4.24.x train; 4.23.4M and below releases in the 4.23.x train; 4.22.6M and below releases in the 4.22.x train.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.4, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 27 products from arista, from arista, from arista and 24 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-12-28T19:15:12.847

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:14:39.737

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-404

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System arista eos ≤ 4.22.6m Yes
Operating System arista eos ≤ 4.23.4m Yes
Operating System arista eos ≤ 4.24.2.4f Yes
Hardware arista 7280cr2ak-30 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr2k-60 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3-32d4 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3-32p4 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3-96 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3k-32d4 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3k-32p4 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3k-96 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3-24 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3k-24 - No
Hardware arista 7280pr3-24 - No
Hardware arista 7280pr3k-24 - No
Hardware arista 7280sr3-48yc8 - No
Hardware arista 7280sr3k-48yc8 - No
Hardware arista 7500r3-24d - No
Hardware arista 7500r3-24p - No
Hardware arista 7500r3-36cq - No
Hardware arista 7500r3k-36cq - No
Hardware arista 7504r3 - No
Hardware arista 7508r3 - No
Hardware arista 7512r3 - No
Hardware arista 7800r3-36p - No
Hardware arista 7800r3-48cq - No
Hardware arista 7800r3k-48cq - No
Hardware arista 7804r3 - No
Hardware arista 7808r3 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For arista's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.