Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-6031 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in F5 products

047910
CVSS 4.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
f5
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2017-06-08
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Buffer overflow in the mcpq daemon in F5 BIG-IP systems 10.x before 10.2.4 HF12, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF9, 11.5.x before 11.5.2 HF1, and 11.6.0 before HF4, and Enterprise Manager 2.1.0 through 2.3.0 and 3.x before 3.1.1 HF5 allows remote authenticated administrators to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
F5
176

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyF5 Networks Local Security Checks
NASL idF5_BIGIP_SOL16196.NASL
descriptionMCPQ has been found to suffer from a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability is available to authenticated administrative users only.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id81609
published2015-03-05
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81609
titleF5 Networks BIG-IP : MCPQ vulnerability (SOL16196)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from F5 Networks BIG-IP Solution SOL16196.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) F5 Networks.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(81609);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/01/04 10:03:40");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-6031");

  script_name(english:"F5 Networks BIG-IP : MCPQ vulnerability (SOL16196)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the BIG-IP version.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"MCPQ has been found to suffer from a remote buffer overflow
vulnerability. The vulnerability is available to authenticated
administrative users only."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16196"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5
Solution SOL16196."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/03/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/03/05");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"F5 Networks Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("f5_bigip_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/BIG-IP/hotfix", "Host/BIG-IP/modules", "Host/BIG-IP/version", "Settings/ParanoidReport");

  exit(0);
}


include("f5_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
version = get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/version");
if ( ! version ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "F5 Networks BIG-IP");
if ( isnull(get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/hotfix")) ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, "Host/BIG-IP/hotfix");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/modules") ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, "Host/BIG-IP/modules");

sol = "SOL16196";
vmatrix = make_array();

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

# AFM
vmatrix["AFM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AFM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.3.0-11.5.2");
vmatrix["AFM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9");

# AM
vmatrix["AM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.4.0-11.5.2");
vmatrix["AM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9");

# APM
vmatrix["APM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["APM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.0.0-11.5.2","10.1.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["APM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9","11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");

# ASM
vmatrix["ASM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["ASM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.0.0-11.5.2","10.0.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["ASM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9","11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");

# AVR
vmatrix["AVR"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AVR"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.0.0-11.5.2");
vmatrix["AVR"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9","11.2.1HF15");

# GTM
vmatrix["GTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["GTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.0.0-11.5.2","10.0.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["GTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9","11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");

# LC
vmatrix["LC"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LC"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.0.0-11.5.2","10.0.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["LC"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9","11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");

# LTM
vmatrix["LTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.0.0-11.5.2","10.0.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["LTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9","11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");

# PEM
vmatrix["PEM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["PEM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.6.0","11.3.0-11.5.2");
vmatrix["PEM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("12.0.0","11.6.0HF4","11.5.3","11.5.2HF1","11.4.1HF9");

# PSM
vmatrix["PSM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["PSM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.4.1","10.0.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["PSM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.1HF9","11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");

# WAM
vmatrix["WAM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["WAM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0","10.0.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["WAM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");

# WOM
vmatrix["WOM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["WOM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0","10.0.0-10.2.4");
vmatrix["WOM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.2.1HF15","10.2.4HF12");


if (bigip_is_affected(vmatrix:vmatrix, sol:sol))
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:bigip_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = bigip_get_tested_modules();
  audit_extra = "For BIG-IP module(s) " + tested + ",";
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, audit_extra, version);
  else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running any of the affected modules");
}

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