Arista Networks EOS ASN.1 Encoder RCE (SA0020)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 107062

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Synopsis

The version of Arista Networks EOS running on the remote device is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Arista Networks EOS running on the remote device is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the ASN.1 encoder due to an underflow condition that occurs when attempting to encode the value zero represented as a negative integer. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to corrupt memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Contact the vendor for a fixed version, or apply the patch file referenced in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 107062

File Name: arista_eos_sa0020.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/28/2018

Updated: 3/13/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2108

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:arista:eos

Required KB Items: Host/Arista-EOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2108

BID: 89752

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