Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-5507 - Unspecified vulnerability in F5 products

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
f5
nessus

Summary

On F5 BIG-IP versions 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.1, 11.6.1-11.6.2, or 11.5.1-11.5.5, vCMP guests running on VIPRION 2100, 4200 and 4300 series blades cannot correctly decrypt ciphertext from established SSL sessions with small MTU.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
F5
193
Hardware
F5
3

Nessus

NASL familyF5 Networks Local Security Checks
NASL idF5_BIGIP_SOL52521791.NASL
descriptionvCMP guests running on VIPRION 2100, 4200 and 4300 series blades cannot correctly decrypt ciphertext from established SSL sessions with small MTU. (CVE-2018-5507) Impact BIG-IP The affected SSL connections are terminated unexpectedly. ARX / BIG-IQ / Enterprise Manager / F5 iWorkflow / LineRate / Traffix SDC There is no impact; these F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.
last seen2020-03-17
modified2018-11-02
plugin id118679
published2018-11-02
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/118679
titleF5 Networks BIG-IP : vCMP Cavium Nitrox SSL hardware accelerator vulnerability (K52521791)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from F5 Networks BIG-IP Solution K52521791.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) F5 Networks.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(118679);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/09");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-5507");

  script_name(english:"F5 Networks BIG-IP : vCMP Cavium Nitrox SSL hardware accelerator vulnerability (K52521791)");
  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:
"vCMP guests running on VIPRION 2100, 4200 and 4300 series blades
cannot correctly decrypt ciphertext from established SSL sessions with
small MTU. (CVE-2018-5507)

Impact

BIG-IP

The affected SSL connections are terminated unexpectedly.

ARX / BIG-IQ / Enterprise Manager / F5 iWorkflow / LineRate / Traffix
SDC

There is no impact; these F5 products are not affected by this
vulnerability."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52521791"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5
Solution K52521791."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");

  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_webaccelerator");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/04/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/04/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/11/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 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");

  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 = "K52521791";
vmatrix = make_array();

# AFM
vmatrix["AFM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AFM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["AFM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# AM
vmatrix["AM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["AM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# APM
vmatrix["APM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["APM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["APM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# ASM
vmatrix["ASM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["ASM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["ASM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# AVR
vmatrix["AVR"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AVR"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["AVR"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# GTM
vmatrix["GTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["GTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["GTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# LC
vmatrix["LC"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LC"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["LC"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# LTM
vmatrix["LTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["LTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# PEM
vmatrix["PEM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["PEM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["PEM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");

# WAM
vmatrix["WAM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["WAM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("13.0.0","12.1.0-12.1.3","11.6.1-11.6.2","11.5.1-11.5.5");
vmatrix["WAM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("13.1.0","13.0.1","12.1.3.2","11.6.3","11.5.6");


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");
}