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F5 Networks BIG-IP : vCMP vulnerability (K05765031)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 132552

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Synopsis

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

Description

vCMP hypervisors incorrectly expose the plaintext unit key for their vCMP guests on the file system.(CVE-2019-6670)

Impact

An attacker may use this vulnerability to extract the master key of vCMP guests.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K05765031.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K05765031

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 132552

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL05765031.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 12/31/2019

Updated: 11/2/2023

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-2019-6670

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_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:/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: 11/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6670