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F5 Networks BIG-IP : Expat XML library vulnerability (K50459349)

high Nessus Plugin ID 97446

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Synopsis

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

Description

Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.7, and Thunderbird before 31.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a large amount of compressed XML data, a related issue to CVE-2015-1283.
(CVE-2015-2716)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K50459349.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50459349

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97446

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL50459349.nasl

Version: 3.12

Type: local

Published: 3/1/2017

Updated: 3/10/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, 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, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_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: 2/10/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1283, CVE-2015-2716

BID: 74611, 75973