CVE-2017-6165

high-risk

Published 2017-10-20

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.

Do I need to act?

2.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Big-Ip Access Policy Manager

Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager

Big-Ip Analytics

Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager

Affected Vendors

References (6)

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

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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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal

Exposure 31/34 · Critical