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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2013.0097 sol14138: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) from authenticated source CVE-2012-2997 22 January 2013 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: BIG-IP Publisher: F5 Operating System: Network Appliance Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Existing Account Denial of Service -- Existing Account Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2012-2997 Original Bulletin: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/100/sol14138.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- sol14138: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) from authenticated source CVE-2012-2997 Security Advisory Original Publication Date: 01/21/2013 Description An XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability exists in a BIG-IP component. This vulnerability may allow an authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files from the file system. Impact An attacker may be able to exploit the vulnerability and retrieve arbitrary files, perform Denial of Service attacks, execute system level commands, or compromise the password table if access is gained to the underlying operating system. Status F5 Product Development has assigned ID 397358 to this vulnerability. To find out whether F5 has determined that your release is vulnerable, and to obtain information about releases or hotfixes that resolve the vulnerability, refer to the following table: Product Versions known Versions known Vulnerable component to be vulnerable to be not vulnerable or feature BIG-IP LTM 10.0.0 9.x httpd_sam 10.0.1 10.2.4 HF5 10.1.0 11.2.0 HF3 10.2.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.1 11.3.0 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP GTM 10.0.0 9.x httpd_sam 10.0.1 10.2.4 HF5 10.1.0 11.2.0 HF3 10.2.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.1 11.3.0 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP ASM 10.0.0 9.x httpd_sam 10.0.1 10.2.4 HF5 10.1.0 11.2.0 HF3 10.2.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.1 11.3.0 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP Link Controller 10.0.0 9.x httpd_sam 10.0.1 10.2.4 HF5 10.1.0 11.2.0 HF3 10.2.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.1 11.3.0 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP WebAccelerator 10.0.0 9.x httpd_sam 10.0.1 10.2.4 HF5 10.1.0 11.2.0 HF3 10.2.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.1 11.3.0 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP PSM 10.0.0 9.x httpd_sam 10.0.1 10.2.4 HF5 10.1.0 11.2.0 HF3 10.2.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.1 11.3.0 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP WOM 10.0.0 10.2.4 HF5 httpd_sam 10.0.1 11.2.0 HF3 10.1.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.0 11.3.0 10.2.1 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP APM 10.0.1 10.2.4 HF5 httpd_sam 10.1.0 11.2.0 HF3 10.2.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.1 11.3.0 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 10.0.0 10.2.4 HF5 httpd_sam 10.0.1 11.2.0 HF3 10.1.0 11.2.1 HF3 10.2.0 11.3.0 10.2.1 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 11.0.0 11.1.0 11.2.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP Analytics 11.0.0 11.2.0 HF3 httpd_sam 11.1.0 11.2.1 HF3 11.2.0 11.3.0 11.2.1 BIG-IP AFM None 11.3.0 None BIG-IP PEM None 11.3.0 None FirePass None 6.1.0 None 7.0.0 Enterprise Manager None 1.x None 2.x ARX None 4.x None 5.x 6.x Recommended action To eliminate this vulnerability, upgrade to a version that is listed in the Versions known to be not vulnerable column. Supplemental Information SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents. SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5 SOL10322: FirePass hotfix matrix SOL3430: Installing FirePass hotfixes Acknowledgements F5 would like to acknowledge SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab for bringing this issue to our attention, and for following the highest standards of responsible disclosure. - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. 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