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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP FTP profile vulnerability (K15759349)

high Nessus Plugin ID 127496

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Synopsis

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

Description

FTP traffic passing through a virtual server with both an active FTP profile associated and connection mirroring configured may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to stop responding, causing the configured high availability (HA) action to be taken. (CVE-2019-6645)

Impact

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on the BIG-IP system.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K15759349.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K15759349

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 127496

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15759349.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 11/2/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: 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-2019-6645

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_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: 8/8/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6645