Configuration Modification - CVE-2016-5745

 

Configuration Modification - CVE-2016-5745

Published: September 30, 2016 / Updated: October 3, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU693
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5745
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to access and modify data on the target system.
The weakness exists due to access control error and leads to extraction of the BIG-IP system configuration files disclosure and modification.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a malicious user to obtain information on the target language that may result in further attacks.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-5745

To resolve the vulnerability user sholuld:
  1. Log in to the command line of the BIG-IP system.
  2. Type the following command to verify the NAT64 configuration setting:

    tmsh list ltm virtual all nat64 | grep -B 1 enabled

    In the following example, the configuration for a virtual server named example1 has NAT64 enabled:

    ltm virtual example1 {
        nat64 enabled
    }


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