Critical severity · published Oct 20, 2017
CVE-2017-6165
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…
9.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
BW
Big-ip Websafe · F5
11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; 11.5.4; 11.6.0; 11.6.1; +4 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6165
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6165
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101543
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039638
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K74759095
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