medium
5.5
CWE
200
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-7474: Infoleak

First published: Mon Mar 27 2017(Updated: )

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.

Credit: f5sirt@f5.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.2.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.6.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.6.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=12.0.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=12.1.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=12.1.1
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=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.5.4
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=11.6.1
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=12.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=12.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager=12.1.1
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=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.5.4
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=11.6.1
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=12.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=12.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager=12.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.2.1
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=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.5.4
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=11.6.1
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=12.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=12.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Analytics=12.1.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.2.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.4.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.4.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.2
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.3
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.5.4
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.6.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=11.6.1
F5 Access Policy Manager=12.0.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=12.1.0
F5 Access Policy Manager=12.1.1
F5 Application Security Manager=11.2.1
F5 Application Security Manager=11.4.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.4.1
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.1
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.2
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.3
F5 Application Security Manager=11.5.4
F5 Application Security Manager=11.6.0
F5 Application Security Manager=11.6.1
F5 Application Security Manager=12.0.0
F5 Application Security Manager=12.1.0
F5 Application Security Manager=12.1.1
F5 BIG-IP=12.0.0
F5 BIG-IP=12.1.0
F5 BIG-IP=12.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.2.1
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=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.5.4
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=11.6.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=12.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=12.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller=12.1.1
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=11.5.2
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.3
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.5.4
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.6.0
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=11.6.1
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=12.0.0
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=12.1.0
F5 BIG-IP Policy Enforcement Manager=12.1.1
F5 WebSafe=11.6.0
F5 WebSafe=11.6.1
F5 WebSafe=12.0.0
F5 WebSafe=12.1.0
F5 WebSafe=12.1.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway=11.2.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.2.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.4.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.1
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.2
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.3
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.5.4
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.6.0
Riverbed SteelApp Traffic Manager=11.6.1
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.4.0
F5 BIG-IP Protocol Security Manager=11.4.1
F5 BIG-IP WebAccelerator=11.2.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-7474?

    The severity of CVE-2016-7474 is categorized as high, as it may expose sensitive information to unauthorized users.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2016-7474?

    CVE-2016-7474 affects multiple versions of F5 BIG-IP products, including Local Traffic Manager, Application Security Manager, and others.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-7474?

    To fix CVE-2016-7474, update the affected F5 BIG-IP software to the latest release that addresses the vulnerability.

  • What information can be exposed by CVE-2016-7474?

    CVE-2016-7474 may allow access to normally unrecoverable information from the MCPD binary cache.

  • What access is required to exploit CVE-2016-7474?

    Exploiting CVE-2016-7474 requires Advanced Shell access or privileges to generate a qkview.

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