F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP IPsec IKE peer listener vulnerability (K10133477)

high Nessus Plugin ID 92845

Synopsis

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

Description

The anonymous IPsec IKE peer configuration object is present and enabled in the default configuration. The settings of the anonymous IPsec IKE peer object allow an arbitrary peer to establish IKE phase 1 without certificate validation or a pre-shared key which may expose phase 2 negotiations to a brute-force attack.(CVE-2016-5736)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K10133477.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10133477

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 92845

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL10133477.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Published: 8/11/2016

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

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:/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: 8/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5736