vulnerability
security-advisory-0061
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 19, 2021 | Sep 4, 2024 | Apr 29, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 19, 2021
Added
Sep 4, 2024
Modified
Apr 29, 2025
Description
This advisory documents the impact of a vulnerability in Arista's EOS software. Various issues with dnsmasq may result in the dns cache being poisoned by a malicious attacker. The impact is that other clients querying the EOS switch as a DNS server would receive invalid DNS records. This requires an optional configuration to be set in EOS to allow using the EOS switch as a DNS server. This issue may also be known as "DNSPooq" or "ICS-VU-668462" from different sources. This is an externally found vulnerability and is released as part of a coordinated effort with CERT and dnsmasq.
Solution
upgrade-solution-CVE-2020-25685
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