F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP SSL vulnerability (K48042976)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91435

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Synopsis

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

Description

On virtual servers with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) profiles enabled, an SSL alert sent during the handshake may produce unnecessary logging and resource consumption on a BIG-IP system that is running 11.5.4 FINAL, possibly causing the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart and produce a core file. (CVE-2016-4545)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K48042976.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91435

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL48042976.nasl

Version: 2.13

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 6/2/2016

Updated: 1/4/2019

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

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_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:/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: 12/16/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4545

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