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F5 Networks BIG-IP : SNMP vulnerability (K40443301)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 126402

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Synopsis

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

Description

SNMP exposes sensitive configuration objects over insecure transmission channels. This issue is exposed when a passphrase is inserted into various profile types and accessed using SNMPv2.
(CVE-2019-6640)

Impact

An attacker with direct SNMP access to a BIG-IP system, or an attacker with a privileged network position (man-in-the-middle) may be able to obtain the passphrases used within configuration profiles. Default configurations do not expose this issue; remote SNMP access is disallowed by default.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K40443301.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K40443301

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 126402

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL40443301.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 7/2/2019

Updated: 11/2/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6640

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6640