VDB-1413 · XFDB 20237 · BID 11227

F5 BIG-IP up to 4.6.2 login_radius improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 4.6.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component login_radius. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in F5 BIG-IP up to 4.6.2 (Firewall Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component login_radius. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 09/10/2004. The weakness was presented 04/25/2005 by Eilko Bos with F5 Networks (Website). The advisory is shared at tech.f5.com. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 227 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.5.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at tech.f5.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20237), SecurityFocus (BID 11227†), OSVDB (15804†) and Secunia (SA15098†). See VDB-851 and VDB-1414 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIG-IP 4.5.11
Patch: tech.f5.com

Timelineinfo

09/10/2004 🔍
09/21/2004 +11 days 🔍
09/22/2004 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2005 +215 days 🔍
04/25/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/12/2005 +16 days 🔍
07/02/2019 +5164 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: tech.f5.com
Researcher: Eilko Bos
Organization: F5 Networks
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1413
X-Force: 20237 - BIG-IP, 3-DNS, and OpenBSD login_radius security bypass, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11227 - OpenBSD Radius Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 15098 - BIG-IP / 3-DNS Radius Authentication "login_radius" Security Bypass, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15804 - F5 BIG-IP / 3-DNS Radius Authentication login_radius Security Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2005 11:09
Updated: 07/02/2019 16:03
Changes: 05/12/2005 11:09 (68), 07/02/2019 16:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:9CD:103

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