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CVE-2018-5540

Published: Jul 19, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-732
4.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.0.1, 12.1.0-12.1.3.3, 11.6.0-11.6.3.1, or 11.5.1-11.5.6, Enterprise Manager 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Centralized Management 5.0.0-5.1.0, BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration 1.0.0, or F5 iWorkflow 2.1.0-2.3.0 the big3d process does not irrevocably minimize group privileges at start up.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

f5
commercial·US
big-ip domain name systemOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
big-ip global traffic managerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
enterprise managerOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
big-iq centralized managementOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
big-iq cloud and orchestrationSaaSWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
f5 iworkflowOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
F5 Networks, Inc.
commercial·USaka f5
BIG-IP (DNS, GTM)On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
Enterprise ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IQ Cloud and OrchestrationOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
F5 iWorkflowOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041340
securitytracker.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K82038789
support.f5.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104920
securityfocus.com
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