CVE-2017-6144

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6144
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-20 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-15 16:22:00 UTC
DescriptionIn F5 BIG-IP PEM 12.1.0 through 12.1.2 when downloading the Type Allocation Code (TAC) database file via HTTPS, the server's certificate is not verified. Attackers in a privileged network position may be able to launch a man-in-the-middle attack against these connections. TAC databases are used in BIG-IP PEM for Device Type and OS (DTOS) and Tethering detection. Customers not using BIG-IP PEM, not configuring downloads of TAC database files, or not using HTTP for that download are not affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-295

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 12.1.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 12.1.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 12.1.2 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 12.1.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 12.1.1 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager 12.1.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.f5.com/csp/article/K81601350 CONFIRM support.f5.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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