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F5 Networks BIG-IP : RESOLV::lookup iRule command vulnerability (K52638558)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93239

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Synopsis

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

Description

A specially crafted reply to DNS queries from RESOLV::lookup may consume excess system resources or possibly lead to a crash and failover. (CVE-2016-6876)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K52638558.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52638558

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93239

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL52638558.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Published: 8/31/2016

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: 8/30/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6876