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F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K33500120)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 95900

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Synopsis

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

Description

Under certain conditions for BIG-IP systems using a virtual server with an associated FastL4 profile and TCP analytics profile, a specific sequence of packets may cause the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to restart. (CVE-2016-9247)

Impact

An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K33500120.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K33500120

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 95900

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL33500120.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Published: 12/16/2016

Updated: 7/17/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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_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, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9247