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F5 Networks BIG-IP : cURL and libcurl vulnerability (K16704)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 99203

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Synopsis

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

Description

cURL and libcurl 7.10.6 through 7.41.0 does not properly re-use NTLM connections, which allows remote attackers to connect as other users via an unauthenticated request, a similar issue to CVE-2014-0015.
(CVE-2015-3143)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K16704.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16704

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 99203

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL16704.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 4/6/2017

Updated: 3/10/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

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: 5/29/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0015, CVE-2015-3143

BID: 65270, 74299