F5-K000132941: High severity f5 big-ip and big-iq centralized management vulnerability
There is a type confusion vulnerability relating to X.400 address processing inside an X.509 GeneralName. X.400 addresses were parsed as an ASN1STRING but the public structure definition for GENERALNAME incorrectly specified the type of the x400Address field as ASN1TYPE. This field is subsequently interpreted by the OpenSSL function GENERALNAMEcmp as an ASN1TYPE rather than an ASN1STRING. When CRL checking is enabled (i.e. the application sets the X509VFLAGCRLCHECK flag), this vulnerability may allow an attacker to pass arbitrary pointers to a memcmp call, enabling them to read memory contents or enact a denial of service. In most cases, the attack requires the attacker to provide both the certificate chain and CRL, neither of which need to have a valid signature. If the attacker only controls one of these inputs, the other input must already contain an X.400 address as a CRL distribution point, which is uncommon. As such, this vulnerability is most likely to only affect applications which have implemented their own functionality for retrieving CRLs over a network.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of F5-K000132941?
F5-K000132941 has a severity rating of high due to the potential for type confusion vulnerabilities.
How do I fix F5-K000132941?
To fix F5-K000132941, upgrade to the patched versions provided by F5 such as 17.1.1, 16.1.4, or 15.1.10 depending on your current version.
What software does F5-K000132941 affect?
F5-K000132941 affects F5 BIG-IP, BIG-IQ Centralized Management, and Traffix SDC across several versions.
What is the nature of the vulnerability in F5-K000132941?
The nature of the vulnerability in F5-K000132941 involves type confusion in X.400 address processing within an X.509 GeneralName.
Is F5-K000132941 remotely exploitable?
Yes, F5-K000132941 may be remotely exploitable due to improper handling of X.400 address parsing.