F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K22216037)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 97401

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Synopsis

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

Description

Malicious requests made to virtual servers with an HTTP profile can cause the TMM to restart. The issue is exposed with BIG-IP APM profiles, regardless of settings. The issue is also exposed with the non-default 'Normalize URI' configuration options used in iRules and/or BIG-IP LTM policies. (CVE-2016-9245)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K22216037.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 97401

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL22216037.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 2/27/2017

Updated: 3/9/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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_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: 2/24/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9245

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