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F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K17155)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85852

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Synopsis

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

Description

The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may restart and produce a core file when a FastL4 virtual server processes a fragmented packet.
(CVE-2015-4638)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K17155.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17155

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85852

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL17155.nasl

Version: 2.8

Type: local

Published: 9/9/2015

Updated: 1/4/2019

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

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_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_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager

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: 9/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4638