CVE-2024-12831

Arista NG Firewall uvm_login Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the uvm_login module. The issue results from incorrect authorization. An attacker can leverage this to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-24324.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1720/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:arista:ng_firewall:17.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Jan 2025, 17:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~6.6~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
First Time		Arista ng Firewall Arista
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:arista:ng_firewall:17.1.1:::::::*
References	~~() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1720/ -~~	() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1720/ - Third Party Advisory

20 Dec 2024, 01:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-12-20 01:15

Updated : 2025-01-03 17:48

NVD link : CVE-2024-12831

Mitre link : CVE-2024-12831

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-12831

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Products Affected

arista

ng_firewall

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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