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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM VPN vulnerability (K20087443)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118601

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Synopsis

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

Description

In F5 BIG-IP APM software version 13.0.0 and 12.1.2, in some circumstances, APM tunneled VPN flows can cause a VPN/PPP connflow to be prematurely freed or cause TMM to stop responding with a 'flow not in use' assertion. An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.
(CVE-2017-6129)

Impact

An attacker may be able to disrupt traffic or cause the BIG-IP system to fail over to another device in the device group.

Note : BIG-IP and BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) systems that are licensed with the BIG-IP LTM module include a free perpetual license for the BIG-IP APM Lite module. The BIG-IP LTM module is not affected by this vulnerability; however, BIG-IP LTM systems provisioned with the BIG-IP APM Lite module may be vulnerable. For more information about the BIG-IP APM Lite perpetual license, refer to K15854: BIG-IP APM Lite.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K20087443.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K20087443

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118601

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL20087443.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2018

Updated: 11/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6129

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6129