CVE-2020-15897: High severity arista eos vulnerability

Published Oct 26, 2020
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Updated

Arista EOS before 4.21.12M, 4.22.x before 4.22.7M, 4.23.x before 4.23.5M, and 4.24.x before 4.24.2F allows remote attackers to cause traffic loss or incorrect forwarding of traffic via a malformed link-state PDU to the IS-IS router.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Arista EOS<4.21.12m
Arista EOS>=4.22<4.22.7m
Arista EOS>=4.23<4.23.5m
Arista EOS>=4.24<4.24.2f

Event History

Oct 26, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:13 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-15897.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15897?

The severity of CVE-2020-15897 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-15897?

Arista EOS versions before 4.21.12M, 4.22.x before 4.22.7M, 4.23.x before 4.23.5M, and 4.24.x before 4.24.2F are affected by CVE-2020-15897.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2020-15897?

CVE-2020-15897 allows remote attackers to cause traffic loss or incorrect forwarding of traffic by sending a malformed link-state PDU to the IS-IS router.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-15897?

To fix CVE-2020-15897, users should update their Arista EOS software to version 4.21.12M or later, 4.22.7M or later, 4.23.5M or later, or 4.24.2F or later.

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