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F5 Networks BIG-IP : big3d vulnerability (K82038789)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118700

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Synopsis

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

Description

The big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at startup. (CVE-2018-5540)

Impact

There is not a known attack vector, but if the big3d process is compromised, it is possible for it to regain the group privileges it was launched with.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K82038789.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K82038789

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118700

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL82038789.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: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5540

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_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: 7/18/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5540