F5 BIG-IP MCPD Binary Cache information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in F5 BIG-IP. The affected element is an unknown function of the component MCPD Binary Cache. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-7474. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in F5 BIG-IP (Firewall Software) (version now known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MCPD Binary Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In some cases the MCPD binary cache in F5 BIG-IP devices may allow a user with Advanced Shell access, or privileges to generate a qkview, to temporarily obtain normally unrecoverable information.

The bug was discovered 03/24/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.f5.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7474 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99009 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : MCPD vulnerability (K52180214)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371256 (F5 BIG-IP ASM MCPD Vulnerability (K52180214)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99009) and SecurityFocus (BID 97198†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 99009
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : MCPD vulnerability (K52180214)
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OpenVAS ID: 800325
OpenVAS Name: F5 BIG-IP - Article: K52180214 - MCPD vulnerability CVE-2016-7474
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: K52180214
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7474 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98951
SecurityFocus: 97198 - Multiple F5 BIG-IP CVE-2016-7474 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7474 - F5 - BIG-IP - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038133

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 22:10
Updated: 11/22/2022 14:42
Changes: 03/28/2017 22:10 (70), 08/23/2020 11:36 (7), 11/22/2022 14:42 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:D6F:103

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