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F5 Networks: K65355492 (CVE-2018-5506): Apache vulnerability CVE-2018-5506

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F5 Networks: K65355492 (CVE-2018-5506): Apache vulnerability CVE-2018-5506

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/12/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/08/2018
Modified
03/03/2020

Description

In F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.1-11.5.5, or 11.2.1 the Apache modules apache_auth_token_mod and mod_auth_f5_auth_token.cpp allow possible unauthenticated bruteforce on the em_server_ip authorization parameter to obtain which SSL client certificates used for mutual authentication between BIG-IQ or Enterprise Manager (EM) and managed BIG-IP devices.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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