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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP TMM vulnerability (K77671456)
high Nessus Plugin ID 118698
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart when processing a specific sequence of packets on IPv6 virtual servers. (CVE-2018-5510)Note : This vulnerability does not affect IPv4 virtual servers.
Impact
The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) generates a core file and restarts. If configured as part of a high availability (HA) device group, the BIG-IP system fails over to the peer device.
Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K77671456.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 118698
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL77671456.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-2018-5510
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:/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
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-5510