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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP system vulnerability (K51754851)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118674

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Synopsis

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

Description

WhenLarge Receive Offload(LRO)and SYN cookies are enabled (default settings), undisclosed traffic patterns may cause TMM to restart.
(CVE-2018-5512)

Impact

An attacker may be able to causea disruption of service. Exposure to this vulnerability is limited to the data plane on hardwareplatforms.
There is no exposure to the control plane or BIG-IPVirtual Edition (VE). The BIG-IP system will take the configured high availability (HA) action for the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) when experiencing this issue.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K51754851.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K51754851

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118674

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL51754851.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 11/2/2023

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-2018-5512

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_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_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

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: 4/30/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5512