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F5 Networks BIG-IP : glibc vulnerability (K55001100)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99204

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Synopsis

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

Description

res_query in libresolv in glibc before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash). (CVE-2015-5180)

Impact

For this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access to the system and know how to make the glibc function trigger an exploit. The attacker may be able to dereference a NULL pointer and cause an application to restart.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K55001100.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55001100

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99204

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL55001100.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Published: 4/6/2017

Updated: 3/9/2020

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_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: 3/13/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5180