F5 BIG-IP 9.0.2/9.0.3/9.0.4/9.0.5/9.1 SSL Authentication denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP 9.0.2/9.0.3/9.0.4/9.0.5/9.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SSL Authentication. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2245. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in F5 BIG-IP 9.0.2/9.0.3/9.0.4/9.0.5/9.1 (Firewall Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSL Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP 9.0.2 through 9.1 allows attackers to "subvert the authentication of SSL transactions," via unknown attack vectors, possibly involving NATIVE ciphers.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2005. The weakness was published 07/12/2005 with F5 Networks (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tech.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2245 since 07/12/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.f5.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21458), SecurityFocus (BID 14215†), OSVDB (17891†), Secunia (SA16008†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014452†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ftp.f5.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: tech.f5.com
Researcher: http://www.f5.com
Organization: F5 Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2245 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2245
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1595
X-Force: 21458
SecurityFocus: 14215 - F5 BIG-IP Unspecified SSL Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 16008 - BIG-IP Unspecified SSL Authentication Security Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17891 - F5 BIG-IP Unspecified SSL Authentication Security Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1014452
Vulnerability Center: 20119 - F5 BIG-IP 9.0.2 - 9.1 SSL Authentication Bypass Security Restrictions Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2005 11:36
Updated: 07/03/2019 15:54
Changes: 07/15/2005 11:36 (70), 07/03/2019 15:54 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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