7.4

CVE-2020-24360: arista eos Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS: 7.4v3.1HighModified
Published 28-12-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-24360 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in arista eos. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 28-12-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue with ARP packets in Arista’s EOS affecting the 7800R3, 7500R3, and 7280R3 series of products may result in issues that cause a kernel crash, followed by a device reload. The affected Arista EOS versions are: 4.24.2.4F and below releases in the 4.24.x train; 4.23.4M and below releases in the 4.23.x train; 4.22.6M and below releases in the 4.22.x train.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.65% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (arista.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Arista1 product
  • eos≥ 4.22.0f, ≤ 4.22.6m | ≥ 4.23.0f, ≤ 4.23.4m | ≥ 4.24.0f, ≤ 4.24.2.4f

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links