CVE-2016-6249

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6249
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerf5
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-20 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionF5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 and 11.5.0 - 11.6.1 REST requests which timeout during user account authentication may log sensitive attributes such as passwords in plaintext to /var/log/restjavad.0.log. It may allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-200 | Information Leak / Disclosure

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Domain Name System 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 12.0.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 11.5.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 11.5.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 11.5.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 11.5.3 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 11.5.4 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 11.6.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 11.6.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Websafe 12.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA F5 Networks F5 BIG-IP REST Framework Logging affected BIG-IP 12.0.0, BIG-IP 11.5.0 - 11.6.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.f5.com/csp/article/K12685114 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com Vendor Advisory
F5 BIG-IP Authentication Logging Flaw Lets Local Users View REST Passwords - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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