F5 Networks BIG-IP : MCPD vulnerability (K52180214)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 99009

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Synopsis

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

Description

In some cases, the MCPD binary cache may allow a user with Advanced Shell access to temporarily obtain normally unrecoverable information.
(CVE-2016-7474)

Impact

A local user may have access to sensitive data such as passwords for recently created local user accounts and passphrases that have been set since the last reboot.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K52180214.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 99009

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL52180214.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks

Published: 3/28/2017

Updated: 5/9/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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_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, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7474

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