CVE-2020-15898

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    CVE-2020-15898

    Published: 28 Dec 2020Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Arista EOS malformed packets can be incorrectly forwarded across VLAN boundaries in one direction. This vulnerability is only susceptible to exploitation by unidirectional traffic (ex. UDP) and not bidirectional traffic (ex. TCP). This affects: EOS 7170 platforms version 4.21.4.1F and below releases in the 4.21.x train; EOS X-Series versions 4.21.11M and below releases in the 4.21.x train; 4.22.6M and below releases in the 4.22.x train; 4.23.4M and below releases in the 4.23.x train; 4.24.2.1F and below releases in the 4.24.x train.

    References: , https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/11996-security-advisory-56

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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