F5 Networks BIG-IP : NTP vulnerability (SOL10905)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88429

Synopsis

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

Description

An ntpd vulnerability inNTPallows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DOS).

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL10905.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10905

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88429

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL10905.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 1/28/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator

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: 1/4/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3563

BID: 37255