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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP snmpd vulnerability (K35209601)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 123032

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Synopsis

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

Description

When processing certainSNMP requests with a request-id of 0, thesnmpdprocess may leak a small amount of memory. (CVE-2019-6606)

Impact

When a remote attacker exploits this vulnerability, the BIG-IP system may consume excessive amounts of memory, which can result in a failover event.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K35209601.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K35209601

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 123032

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL35209601.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/25/2019

Updated: 11/3/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6606

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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-2019-6606