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F5 Networks BIG-IP : TLS1.x padding vulnerability (K15882)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79809

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Synopsis

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

Description

Incorrect TLS padding may be accepted when terminating TLS 1.x CBC cipher connections. (CVE-2014-8730)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K15882.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15882

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79809

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15882.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: Local

Published: 12/9/2014

Updated: 10/21/2026

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8730

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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_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, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8730

BID: 71549