CVE-2014-2927: Critical severity f5 arx data manager vulnerability

Published Oct 15, 2014
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Updated

The rsync daemon in F5 BIG-IP 11.6 before 11.6.0, 11.5.1 before HF3, 11.5.0 before HF4, 11.4.1 before HF4, 11.4.0 before HF7, 11.3.0 before HF9, and 11.2.1 before HF11 and Enterprise Manager 3.x before 3.1.1 HF2, when configured in failover mode, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via a cmi request to the ConfigSync IP address.

Affected Software

195 affected components
F5 Arx=6.0.0
F5 Arx=6.1.0
F5 Arx=6.1.1
F5 Arx=6.2.0
F5 Arx=6.3.0
F5 Arx=6.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.6.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=11.4.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=11.4.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.0
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.1
F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.0.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.5.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.5.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.2.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.3.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.0.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.0.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.2.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.2.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.2.2
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.2.3
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=10.2.4
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.0.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.1.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.2.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.2.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.3.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.4.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.4.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.5.0
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.5.1
F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager=11.6.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.0.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.0.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.2.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.2.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.2.2
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.2.3
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=10.2.4
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.0.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.1.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.2.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.2.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.3.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.4.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.4.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.5.0
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.5.1
F5 Big-ip Link Controller=11.6.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.0.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.0.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.2.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.2.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.2.2
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.2.3
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=10.2.4
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.0.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.1.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.2.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.2.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.3.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.4.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.4.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.5.0
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.5.1
F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager=11.6.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=11.3.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=11.4.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=11.4.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.0
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.1
F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager=11.6.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.0.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.0.1
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.1.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.2.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.2.1
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.2.2
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.2.3
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=10.2.4
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=11.0.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=11.1.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=11.2.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=11.2.1
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=11.3.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=11.4.0
F5 Big-ip Protocol Security Module=11.4.1
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.0.0
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.0.1
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.1.0
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.2.0
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.2.1
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.2.2
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.2.3
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=10.2.4
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=11.0.0
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=11.1.0
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=11.2.0
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=11.2.1
F5 Big-ip Wan Optimization Manager=11.3.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.0.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.0.1
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.1.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.2.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.2.1
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.2.2
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.2.3
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=10.2.4
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=11.0.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=11.1.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=11.2.0
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=11.2.1
F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator=11.3.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud=4.0.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud=4.1.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud=4.2.0
F5 BIG-IQ Cloud=4.3.0
F5 BIG-IQ Device=4.2.0
F5 BIG-IQ Device=4.3.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.0.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.1.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.2.0
F5 BIG-IQ Security=4.3.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=2.1.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=2.2.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=2.3.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=3.0.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=3.1.0
F5 Enterprise Manager=3.1.1
F5 FirePass=6.0.0
F5 FirePass=6.0.1
F5 FirePass=6.0.2
F5 FirePass=6.0.3
F5 FirePass=6.1.0
F5 FirePass=7.0.0

Event History

Oct 15, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2927?

CVE-2014-2927 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution without authentication.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-2927?

To fix CVE-2014-2927, upgrade your F5 BIG-IP system to a patched version as recommended by the vendor.

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2014-2927?

CVE-2014-2927 affects various versions of F5 BIG-IP, including 11.2.1 and earlier versions up to 11.6.0, as well as Enterprise Manager 3.x before 3.1.1 HF2.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2014-2927 allow?

CVE-2014-2927 allows for unauthorized remote access, potentially enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.

5

How can I mitigate the risks associated with CVE-2014-2927?

Mitigation strategies for CVE-2014-2927 include disabling the rsync daemon in failover mode and applying the latest security patches.

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