F5 BIG-IP improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in F5 BIG-IP. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0508. No exploit is available. Configuration settings should be changed.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP (Firewall Software) (version unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An account on a router, firewall, or other network device has a default, null, blank, or missing password.

The weakness was published 01/01/2001. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0508. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/25/2022).

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10820 (F5 Device Default Support Password), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43021 (Cisco Router/Switch Default Password Vulnerability).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10820) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1582†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14143, VDB-81682, VDB-88335 and VDB-88336. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 10820
Nessus Name: F5 Device Default Support Password
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OpenVAS ID: 10820
OpenVAS Name: F5 Device Default Support Password
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MetaSploit ID: snmp_login.rb
MetaSploit Name: SNMP Community Login Scanner
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Suricata ID: 2101859
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Timelineinfo

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01/01/2001 +945 days 🔍
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12/06/2001 +339 days 🔍
08/05/2003 +607 days 🔍
06/29/2016 +4712 days 🔍
08/25/2022 +2248 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88340
Vulnerability Center: 1582 - F5 Networks System BigIP Default Authentication, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/29/2016 10:46
Updated: 08/25/2022 09:53
Changes: 06/29/2016 10:46 (35), 02/12/2019 10:26 (34), 08/25/2022 09:53 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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