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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2722
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in F5 ARX
15 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 ARX
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2016-6797 CVE-2016-6796 CVE-2016-6794
CVE-2016-5018 CVE-2016-0762
Reference: ESB-2016.2509
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/65/sol65230547.html
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/36/sol36302720.html
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/36/sol36784855.html
Comment: This bulletin contains three (3) F5 Networks security advisories.
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sol65230547: Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities CVE-2016-5018, CVE-2016-6794,
and CVE-2016-6796
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 11/14/2016
Vulnerability Description
CVE-2016-5018
** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or
individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When
the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will
be provided.
CVE-2016-6794
** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or
individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When
the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will
be provided.
CVE-2016-6796
** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or
individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When
the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will
be provided.
Impact
An attacker may be able to bypass SecurityManager restrictions via crafted
web application.
Security Issue Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 466436 (ARX) to this 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
ARX 6.2.0 - 6.4.0 None Low Apache Tomcat
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.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should permit access to the ARX GUI
only over a secure network.
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
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sol36302720: Apache Tomcat vulnerability CVE-2016-6797
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 11/14/2016
Vulnerability Description
** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or
individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When
the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be
provided. (CVE-2016-6797)
Impact
This vulnerability may allow unauthorized disclosure of information.
Security Issue Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 466436 (ARX) to this 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
ARX 6.2.0 - 6.4.0 None Low Apache Tomcat
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.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should permit access to the ARX GUI
only over a secure network.
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
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sol36784855: Apache Tomcat vulnerability CVE-2016-0762
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 11/14/2016
Vulnerability Description
** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or
individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When
the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be
provided. (CVE-2016-0762)
Impact
This vulnerability may allow unauthorized disclosure of information.
Security Issue Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 466436 (ARX) to this 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
ARX 6.2.0 - 6.4.0 None Low Apache Tomcat
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.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should permit access to the ARX GUI
only over a secure network.
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
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