PT-2018-8296 · F5 · F5 Big-Ip

Published 2018-04-13 · Updated 2018-05-21 · CVE-2017-6148

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.1 through 11.5.5 F5 BIG-IP versions 11.6.1 through 11.6.2 F5 BIG-IP versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.3.1 F5 BIG-IP version 13.0.0

Description The issue affects the data plane when a SOCKS proxy profile is attached to a Virtual Server, potentially causing a disruption of services provided by TMM. The control plane is not impacted.

Recommendations For F5 BIG-IP versions 11.5.1 through 11.5.5, consider removing the SOCKS proxy profile from the Virtual Server to prevent exploitation. For F5 BIG-IP versions 11.6.1 through 11.6.2, consider removing the SOCKS proxy profile from the Virtual Server to prevent exploitation. For F5 BIG-IP versions 12.0.0 through 12.1.3.1, consider removing the SOCKS proxy profile from the Virtual Server to prevent exploitation. For F5 BIG-IP version 13.0.0, consider removing the SOCKS proxy profile from the Virtual Server to prevent exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6148

Affected Products

F5 Big-Ip

References · 3

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55225440 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6148 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6148 · Vendor Advisory