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F5 Networks BIG-IP : cURL and libcurl vulnerability (K84940705)
high Nessus Plugin ID 105444
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51.0. The way curl handles cookies permits other threads to trigger a use-after-free leading to information disclosure. (CVE-2016-8623)Impact
A use-after-free can occur with shared cookies, allowing a user or processunauthorized access to view or replace cookies sent by cURL. On the BIG-IP system, access to the cURL utility is restricted to locally authenticated users.
Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K84940705.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 105444
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL84940705.nasl
Version: 3.6
Type: local
Published: 12/26/2017
Updated: 1/4/2019
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version, Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-8623