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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP ASM vulnerability (K75432956)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118696

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Synopsis

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

Description

Under certain conditions, on F5 BIG-IP ASM 13.0.0-13.1.0.7, 12.1.0-12.1.3.5, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, 11.5.1-11.5.6, or 11.2.1, when processing CSRF protections, the BIG-IP ASM bd process may restart and produce a core file. (CVE-2018-5539)

Impact

BIG-IP

The affected BIG-IP ASM system fails to process traffic while the bd process restarts.

BIG-IQ, F5 iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager, ARX, and Traffix SDC

There is no impact; these F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K75432956.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K75432956

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118696

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL75432956.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 11/3/2023

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-2018-5539

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_security_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

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: 7/24/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5539