PT-2018-12977 · F5 · Big-Ip Aam

Published 2018-12-20 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-15331

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BIG-IP AAM versions 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7 BIG-IP AAM version 13.0.0

Description The dcdb convert utility fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts, potentially allowing attacks against the BIG-IP system.

Recommendations For BIG-IP AAM versions 12.1.0 through 12.1.3.7, consider restricting access to the dcdb convert utility until a fix is available. For BIG-IP AAM version 13.0.0, consider restricting access to the dcdb convert utility until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-15331

Affected Products

Big-Ip Aam

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54843525 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15331 · Security Note