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9.6	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in F5 BIG-IP APM up to 11.4.1 HF9/11.5.2/11.6.0 HF3 (Firewall Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Citrix Remote Desktop Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/12/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8098 since 11/09/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/02/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87771 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : Out-of-bounds memory vulnerability with the BIG-IP APM system (SOL43552605)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 11.4.1 HF10, 11.5.3 or 11.6.0 HF4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87771).

Productinfo

Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• F5

Name

• BIG-IP APM

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 87771
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : Out-of-bounds memory vulnerability with the BIG-IP APM system (SOL43552605)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 800325
OpenVAS Name: F5 BIG-IP - SOL43552605 - Out-of-bounds memory vulnerability with the BIG-IP APM system CVE-2015-8098
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: BIG-IP APM 11.4.1 HF10/11.5.3/11.6.0 HF4

Timelineinfo

11/09/2015 🔍
01/06/2016 +58 days 🔍
01/06/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/07/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2016 +3 days 🔍
01/12/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/12/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/02/2022 +2362 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K43552605
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-8098 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034609
Vulnerability Center: 55574 - Big-IP APM Remote Code Execution due to an Out-of-Bounds Memory Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 80022 - F5 BIG-IP APM File Handling Out of Bounds Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2016 09:24 AM
Updated: 07/02/2022 10:33 PM
Changes: 01/13/2016 09:24 AM (58), 06/20/2018 08:44 AM (23), 07/02/2022 10:25 PM (3), 07/02/2022 10:33 PM (1)
Complete: 🔍

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