F5 Networks BIG-IP : D-Bus vulnerability (SOL17256)

low Nessus Plugin ID 85932

Synopsis

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

Description

The bus_connections_check_reply function in config-parser.c in D-Bus before 1.6.24 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of method calls.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL17256.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17256

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 85932

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL17256.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Published: 9/15/2015

Updated: 3/10/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3638

BID: 69833