Arista NG Firewall 17.1.1 uvm_login authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Arista NG Firewall 17.1.1. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is the function uvm_login. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-12831. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Arista NG Firewall 17.1.1. Affected by this issue is the function uvm_login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared by Firewall as ZDI-24-1720. The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12831 since 12/19/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

12/19/2024 🔍
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01/04/2025 +15 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-24-1720
Researcher: Firewall
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-12831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289064

Entryinfo

Created: 12/20/2024 07:53
Updated: 01/04/2025 03:19
Changes: 12/20/2024 07:53 (64), 01/04/2025 03:19 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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