F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K37404773)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118605

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Synopsis

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

Description

An undisclosed sequence of packets, sourced from an adjacent network may cause TMM to crash.(CVE-2017-6134)

Impact

This issue is exposed in the default configuration. Traffic processing is disrupted while the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) restarts.
If the affected F5 device is configured as part of a device group, the systemwill trigger a failover to the peer device.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K37404773.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118605

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL37404773.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 7/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6134

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/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_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager

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: 12/20/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6134

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