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CVE-2023-3646


On affected platforms running Arista EOS with mirroring to multiple destinations configured, an internal system error may trigger a kernel panic and cause system reload.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 47 products from arista, from arista, from arista and 44 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

2023-08-29T17:15:12.727

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:17:44.693

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-125
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System arista eos ≤ 4.28.5.1m Yes
Operating System arista eos < 4.29.2f Yes
Hardware arista 7280cr3-32d4 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3-32p4 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3-36s - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3-96 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3a-24d12 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3a-48d6 - No
Hardware arista 7280cr3a-72 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3-24 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3a-36 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3a-54 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3ak-36 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3ak-54 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3am-36 - No
Hardware arista 7280dr3am-54 - No
Hardware arista 7280pr3-24 - No
Hardware arista 7280r3 - No
Hardware arista 7280sr3-40yc6 - No
Hardware arista 7280sr3-48yc8 - No
Hardware arista 7280tr3-40c6 - No
Hardware arista 7289r3a-sc - No
Hardware arista 7289r3ak-sc - No
Hardware arista 7289r3am-sc - No
Hardware arista 7500r3-24d - No
Hardware arista 7500r3-24p - No
Hardware arista 7500r3-36cq - No
Hardware arista 7500r3k-36cq - No
Hardware arista 7500r3k-48y4d - No
Hardware arista 7504r3 - No
Hardware arista 7508r3 - No
Hardware arista 7512r3 - No
Hardware arista 7800r3-36d - No
Hardware arista 7800r3-36p - No
Hardware arista 7800r3-48cq - No
Hardware arista 7800r3a-36d - No
Hardware arista 7800r3a-36dm - No
Hardware arista 7800r3a-36p - No
Hardware arista 7800r3a-36pm - No
Hardware arista 7800r3ak-36dm - No
Hardware arista 7800r3ak-36pm - No
Hardware arista 7800r3k-36dm - No
Hardware arista 7800r3k-48cq - No
Hardware arista 7800r3k-48cqms - No
Hardware arista 7800r3k-72y7512r3 - No
Hardware arista 7808r3 - No
Hardware arista 7812r3 - No
Hardware arista 7816r3 - 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.