F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM SCTP vulnerability (K05300051)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184235

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 12.1.5.3 / 13.1.3.6 / 14.1.4 / 15.1.3 / 16.0.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K05300051 advisory.

- On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may stop responding when processing Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) traffic under certain conditions. This vulnerability affects TMM by way of a virtual server configured with an SCTP profile. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. (CVE-2021-23013)

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 K05300051.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K05300051

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184235

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL05300051.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2023

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: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23013

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_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager, 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: 4/28/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23013