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CVE-2017-6165: In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6…

CVE-2017-6165 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists 11 affected products, including F5 Big IP Access Policy Manager. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4, 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 on VIPRION platforms only, the script which synchronizes SafeNet External Network HSM configuration elements between blades in a clustered deployment will log the HSM partition password in cleartext to the "/var/log/ltm" log file.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Affected products

  • F5 Big IP Access Policy Manager: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Advanced Firewall Manager: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Analytics: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.2.0
  • F5 Big IP Application Acceleration Manager: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Application Security Manager: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Domain Name System: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Global Traffic Manager: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Link Controller: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Local Traffic Manager: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Policy Enforcement Manager: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2
  • F5 Big IP Websafe: 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; 12.0.0; 12.1.0; 12.1.1; 12.1.2

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