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CVE-2021-28510


For certain systems running EOS, a Precision Time Protocol (PTP) packet of a management/signaling message with an invalid Type-Length-Value (TLV) causes the PTP agent to restart. Repeated restarts of the service will make the service unavailable.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 77 products from arista, from arista, from arista and 74 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, 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

2023-01-26T21:15:22.147

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:59:48.603

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-400
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-1284

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System arista eos < 4.23.10 Yes
Operating System arista eos < 4.24.8 Yes
Operating System arista eos < 4.25.6 Yes
Operating System arista eos < 4.26.4 Yes
Operating System arista eos < 4.27.1 Yes
Hardware arista 7020r - No
Hardware arista 7050cx3-32s - No
Hardware arista 7050cx3m-32s - No
Hardware arista 7050qx-32s - No
Hardware arista 7050qx2-32s - No
Hardware arista 7050sx-128 - No
Hardware arista 7050sx-64 - No
Hardware arista 7050sx-72q - No
Hardware arista 7050sx2-128 - No
Hardware arista 7050sx2-72q - No
Hardware arista 7050sx3-48c8 - No
Hardware arista 7050sx3-48yc - No
Hardware arista 7050sx3-48yc12 - No
Hardware arista 7050sx3-48yc8 - No
Hardware arista 7050sx3-96yc8 - No
Hardware arista 7050tx-48 - No
Hardware arista 7050tx-64 - No
Hardware arista 7050tx-72q - No
Hardware arista 7050tx2-128 - No
Hardware arista 7050tx3-48c8 - No
Hardware arista 7060cx-32s - No
Hardware arista 7060cx2-32s - No
Hardware arista 7060dx4-32 - No
Hardware arista 7060px4-32 - No
Hardware arista 7060sx2-48yc6 - No
Hardware arista 7150s-24 - No
Hardware arista 7150s-52 - No
Hardware arista 7150s-64 - No
Hardware arista 7150sc-24 - No
Hardware arista 7150sc-64 - No
Hardware arista 7170-32c - No
Hardware arista 7170-32cd - No
Hardware arista 7170-64c - No
Hardware arista 720xp-24y6 - No
Hardware arista 720xp-24zy4 - No
Hardware arista 720xp-48y6 - No
Hardware arista 720xp-48zc2 - No
Hardware arista 720xp-96zc2 - No
Hardware arista 7250qx-64 - No
Hardware arista 7260cx - No
Hardware arista 7260cx3 - No
Hardware arista 7260cx3-64 - No
Hardware arista 7260qx - No
Hardware arista 7280e - No
Hardware arista 7280r - No
Hardware arista 7280r2 - No
Hardware arista 7280r3 - No
Hardware arista 7280sr3-48yc8 - No
Hardware arista 7280sr3k-48yc8 - No
Hardware arista 7300x-32q - No
Hardware arista 7300x-64s - No
Hardware arista 7300x-64t - No
Hardware arista 7300x3-32c - No
Hardware arista 7300x3-48yc4 - No
Hardware arista 7304x3 - No
Hardware arista 7308x3 - No
Hardware arista 7320x-32c - No
Hardware arista 7324x - No
Hardware arista 7328x - No
Hardware arista 7368x4 - No
Hardware arista 7500e - No
Hardware arista 7500r - No
Hardware arista 7500r2 - No
Hardware arista 7500r3 - 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.