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F5 Networks BIG-IP : MFC vulnerability (K93417064)

high Nessus Plugin ID 132580

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 12.1.5.1 / 13.1.3.2 / 14.0.1.1 / 14.1.2.1 / 15.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K93417064 advisory.

 - On BIG-IP versions 15.0.0-15.0.1.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2, 14.0.0-14.0.1, 13.1.0-13.1.3.1, and 12.1.0-12.1.5, a memory leak in Multicast Forwarding Cache (MFC) handling in tmrouted. (CVE-2019-6681)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K93417064.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K93417064

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132580

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL93417064.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 12/31/2019

Updated: 2/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6681

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_local_traffic_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: 12/20/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6681