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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP SNMPD vulnerability (K12139752)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 123028
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
Under certain conditions, the snmpd process may leak memory on a multi-blade BIG-IP Virtual Clustered Multiprocessing (vCMP) guest when processing authorized SNMP requests. (CVE-2019-6608)Impact
Over time, the snmpd process consumes excessive memory, forcing the BIG-IP system to slow down and eventually fail over.
Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K12139752.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 123028
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL12139752.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Published: 3/25/2019
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: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6608
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-6608