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F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM DIAMETER vulnerability (K54130510)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118610

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Synopsis

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

Description

When processing DIAMETER transactions with carefully crafted attribute-value pairs, TMM may restart. (CVE-2018-5522)

Impact

This vulnerability allows for a remoteunauthorized disruption of service by way of an unspecified DIAMETER packet.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K54130510.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K54130510

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118610

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL54130510.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 7/26/2024

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 Score Source: CVE-2018-5522

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_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: 8/9/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5522