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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.0715
sol06223540: F5 TCP vulnerability CVE-2015-8240
17 March 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 BIG-IP
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-8240
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/06/sol06223540.html
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sol06223540: F5 TCP vulnerability CVE-2015-8240
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 03/16/2016
Updated Date: 03/16/2016
Vulnerability Description
Improper handling of TCP options under some circumstances may cause a
denial-of-service (DoS) condition. (CVE-2015-8240)
Impact
The system may experience a denial-of-service (DoS) when exploited.
Security Issue Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 553916, 536984, 536481 (BIG-IP) 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 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.0.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP AAM 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.4.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
BIG-IP AFM 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.3.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
BIG-IP Analytics 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.0.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
BIG-IP APM 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.0.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP ASM 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.0.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP DNS None 12.0.0 Not vulnerable None
BIG-IP Edge Gateway None 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 Not vulnerable None
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP GTM 11.6.0 HF5 11.6.0 HF6 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.4.1 HF9 11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.0.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP Link Controller 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.0.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP PEM 11.6.0 HF5 12.0.0 Severe TMM
11.5.3 HF2 11.6.0 HF6
11.4.1 HF9 11.6.0 - 11.6.0 HF4
11.5.4
11.5.0 - 11.5.3 HF1
11.4.1 HF10
11.3.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
BIG-IP PSM 11.4.1 HF9 11.4.1 HF10 Severe TMM
11.0.0 - 11.4.1 HF8
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP WebAccelerator None 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 Not vulnerable None
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
BIG-IP WOM None 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 Not vulnerable None
10.1.0 - 10.2.4
ARX None 6.0.0 - 6.4.0 Not vulnerable None
Enterprise Manager None 3.0.0 - 3.1.1 Not vulnerable None
FirePass None 7.0.0 Not vulnerable None
6.0.0 - 6.1.0
BIG-IQ Cloud None 4.2.0 - 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)
SOL9502: BIG-IP hotfix matrix
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