PT-2017-16917 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip

Published 2017-10-27 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6157

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP software versions 11.5.0 through 11.5.4 F5 BIG-IP software versions 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 F5 BIG-IP software versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.1

Description The issue affects F5 BIG-IP systems with virtual servers configured using the HTTP Explicit Proxy functionality and/or SOCKS profile, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attack. This attack can lead to modification of the BIG-IP system configuration, extraction of sensitive system files, and possible remote command execution on the BIG-IP system.

Recommendations For versions 11.5.0 through 11.5.4, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For versions 11.6.0 through 11.6.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6157

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6157 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6157 · Security Note
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02692210 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039672 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101634 · Note