F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K10002335)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104188

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Synopsis

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

Description

The BIG-IP system is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when the MPTCP option is enabled on a virtual server. Data plane is vulnerable when using the MPTCP option of a TCP profile. There is no control plane exposure.(CVE-2017-6159)

Impact

An attacker may be able to disrupt services by causing the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart, hence temporarily failing to process traffic.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K10002335.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104188

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL10002335.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 10/27/2017

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_global_traffic_manager, 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: 10/26/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6159

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