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Security Advisory 0038

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/13/2018
Created
09/10/2024
Added
09/04/2024
Modified
09/10/2024

Description

This advisory documents a security vulnerability affecting EOS 802.1x authentication and MACSec with dynamic keys. The vulnerability allows crashing the Dot1x agent via a crafted packet sent from the data port, potentially resulting in a denial of service attack preventing other users from authenticating with the device.

Solution(s)

  • upgrade-solution-CVE-2018-14008

References

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