F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K33211839)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118653

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Synopsis

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

Description

Every Multipath TCP (MCTCP) connection established leaks a small amount of memory. Virtual server using TCP profile with Multipath TCP (MCTCP) feature enabled will be affected by this issue.
(CVE-2018-5500)

Impact

Over a period of time, the memory leak may lead to memory exhaustion on the system. The standard configuration of the default TCP profile named mptcp-mobile-optimized has MPTCP feature is enabled.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K33211839.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118653

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL33211839.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 11/3/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

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-2018-5500

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_domain_name_system, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

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: 2/28/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/1/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5500

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