F5 Networks BIG-IP : F5 TMM vulnerability (K43945001)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 103262

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

An undisclosed type of responses may cause TMM to restart, causing an interruption of service when 'SSL Forward Proxy' setting is enabled in both the Client and Server SSL profiles assigned to a BIG-IP Virtual Server. (CVE-2017-6147)

Impact

If the SSL Forward Proxy option is enabled on both the Client and Server SSL profile assigned to a BIG-IP virtual server, an attacker may be able to cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, resulting in traffic disruption.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K43945001.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 103262

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL43945001.nasl

Version: 3.15

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 9/18/2017

Updated: 3/9/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6147

Detections

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