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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0277
sol15095307: BDF parsing vulnerability CVE-2012-5669
3 February 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 BIG-IP
F5 Enterprise Manager
F5 ARX
Operating System: Network Appliance
Virtualisation
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-5669
Reference: ESB-2013.0135
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/15/sol15095307.html
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sol15095307: BDF parsing vulnerability CVE-2012-5669
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 02/01/2016
Vulnerability Description
The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in FreeType before 2.4.11 allows
context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly
execute arbitrary code via vectors related to BDF fonts and an incorrect
calculation that triggers an out-of-bounds read. (CVE-2012-5669)
Impact
This vulnerability may allow context-dependent attackers to cause a
denial-of-service (DoS) and possibly run arbitrary code.
Security Issue Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 410727, ID 570430 (BIG-IP), ID 570513
(Enterprise Manager), and ID 513595 (ARX) to this vulnerability, and has
evaluated the currently supported releases for potential vulnerability.
To determine if your release is known to be vulnerable, the components or
features that are affected by the vulnerability, and for information about
releases or hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following
table:
Product Versions known to be vulnerable Versions known to be not vulnerable Severity Vulnerable component or feature
BIG-IP LTM 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.0.0 - 11.4.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP AAM 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.4.0 - 11.4.1
BIG-IP AFM 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.3.0 - 11.4.1
BIG-IP Analytics 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.0.0 - 11.4.1
BIG-IP APM 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.0.0 - 11.4.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP ASM 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.0.0 - 11.4.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP DNS 12.0.0 None Low FreeType
BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None Low FreeType
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP GTM 11.0.0 - 11.4.1 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP Link Controller 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.0.0 - 11.4.1
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP PEM 12.0.0 11.5.0 - 11.6.0 Low FreeType
11.3.0 - 11.4.1
BIG-IP PSM 11.0.0 - 11.4.1 None Low FreeType
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP WebAccelerator 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None Low FreeType
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP WOM 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None Low FreeType
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
ARX 6.0.0 - 6.4.0 None Low FreeType
Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 - 3.1.1 None Low FreeType
FirePass None 7.0.0 Not vulnerable None
6.0.0 - 6.1.0
BIG-IQ Cloud None 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Device None 4.2.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Security None 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ ADC None 4.5.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Centralized Management None 4.6.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration None 1.0.0 Not vulnerable None
LineRate None 2.5.0 - 2.6.1 Not vulnerable None
F5 WebSafe None 1.0.0 Not vulnerable None
Traffix SDC None 4.0.0 - 4.4.0 Not vulnerable None
3.3.2 - 3.5.1
Vulnerability Recommended Actions
If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable
column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed
in the Versions known to be not vulnerable column. If the table lists only an
older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a
non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.
F5 responds to vulnerabilities in accordance with the Severity values
published in the previous table. The Severity values and other security
vulnerability parameters are defined in SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security
vulnerability response policy.
Supplemental Information
SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
SOL13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 12.x)
SOL10025: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (10.x)
SOL9502: BIG-IP hotfix matrix
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