What is CVE-2024-5872?

CVE-2024-5872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arista Networks Eos, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-5872?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Arista Networks Eos

CVE-2024-5872

On affected platforms running Arista EOS, a specially crafted packet with incorrect VLAN tag might be copied to CPU, which may cause incorrect control plane behavior related to the packet, such as route flaps, multicast routes learnt, etc.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Arista Networks Eos — versions 4.32.0F, 4.31.0M, 4.30.0M

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-346 — Origin Validation Error

References

psirt@arista.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5872?: CVE-2024-5872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arista Networks Eos, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-5872?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.