F5 Networks BIG-IP : F5 TCP IPv6 vulnerability (K46535047)

high Nessus Plugin ID 97924

Synopsis

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

Description

The Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) in F5 BIG-IP systems before 11.5.4 HF3, 11.6.x before 11.6.1 HF2, and 12.x.x before 12.1.2 do not properly handle minimum path MTU options for IPv6, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) through unspecified vectors. (CVE-2016-9252)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K46535047.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46535047

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97924

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL46535047.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Published: 3/24/2017

Updated: 3/9/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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: 3/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9252