F5 Networks BIG-IP : ConfigSync mcpd vulnerability (K62279530)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104193

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Synopsis

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

Description

When configuration synchronization (ConfigSync) is configured, attackers on adjacent networks may be able to bypass the TLS protections usually used to encrypt and authenticate connections to mcpd. (CVE-2017-6161)

Impact

This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by way of resource exhaustion.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K62279530.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104193

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL62279530.nasl

Version: 3.10

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 10/27/2017

Updated: 3/9/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Temporal Score: 2.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/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_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_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_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: 10/26/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6161

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