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F5 Networks BIG-IP : libtar vulnerability (K16015326)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88582

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the th_read function in lib/block.c in libtar before 1.2.20 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) name or (2) link in an archive, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2013-4397)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K16015326.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16015326

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88582

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL16015326.nasl

Version: 2.15

Type: local

Published: 2/5/2016

Updated: 3/10/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager, 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

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: 2/4/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4397

BID: 62922