F5 Networks BIG-IP : GnuPG vulnerability (SOL40131068)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88871

Synopsis

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

Description

The compressed packet parser in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted OpenPGP message.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL40131068.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K40131068

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88871

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL40131068.nasl

Version: 2.12

Type: local

Published: 2/22/2016

Updated: 3/10/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/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_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, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/28/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4402

BID: 62857