Auth bypass in Arista Eos

CVE-2018-14008

Arista EOS through 4.21.0F allows a crash because 802.1x authentication is mishandled.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Arista Eos
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14008?: CVE-2018-14008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arista Eos, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-14008?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.