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F5 Networks BIG-IP : big3d agent vulnerability (K72708443)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184300

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 13.1.0.4 / 14.0.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K72708443 advisory.

 - On BIG-IP DNS and GTM version 13.1.x before 13.1.0.4, and all versions of 12.1.x and 11.6.x, big3d does not securely handle and parse certain payloads resulting in a buffer overflow. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Software Development (EoSD) are not evaluated. (CVE-2021-22982)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K72708443.

See Also

https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K72708443

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184300

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL72708443.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 11/3/2023

Updated: 11/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22982

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 2/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22982