F5 Networks BIG-IP : NTP vulnerability (K17516)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88815

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Synopsis

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

Description

ntpq in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted mode 6 response packets. (CVE-2015-7852)

Impact

While the scope of the impact is limited, an attacker may be able to craft response packets that cause ntpq to exit. There is no data plane exposure for the BIG-IP system, and this issue can only be exposed when an instance of ntpq is running in interactive mode.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K17516.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88815

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL17516.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2016

Updated: 1/4/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

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

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_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

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7852

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