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F5 Networks BIG-IP : glibc vulnerability (K23946311)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 90324
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information via an out-of-range time value. (CVE-2015-8776)Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K23946311.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 90324
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL23946311.nasl
Version: 2.16
Type: local
Published: 4/5/2016
Updated: 7/17/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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_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, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/19/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-8776