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F5 Networks BIG-IP : Linux kernel vulnerability (K43322910)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118608

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Synopsis

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

Description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM and WebSafe software version 13.0.0, a slow memory leak as a result of undisclosed IPv4 or IPv6 packets sent to BIG-IP management port or self IP addresses may lead to out of memory (OOM) conditions. (CVE-2017-6135)

Impact

An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to exhaust BIG-IP memory resources and cause a denial of service (DoS) with maliciously crafted network traffic.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K43322910.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K43322910

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118608

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL43322910.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 7/26/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6135

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: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, Settings/ParanoidReport, 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-2017-6135