F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP SOCKS proxy vulnerability (K55225440)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118683

Synopsis

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

Description

Responses to SOCKS proxy requests made through the BIG-IP system may cause a disruption of service provided by theTraffic Management Microkernel (TMM). The data plane is impacted and exposed only when a SOCKS proxy profile is attached to a virtual server. The control plane is not impacted by this vulnerability. (CVE-2017-6148)

Impact

An attacker may be able to perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a BIG-IP system by causing the TMM process to restart.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K55225440.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K55225440

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118683

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL55225440.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 11/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6148

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_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_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: 4/12/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6148