SOL16861 - BIG-IQ remote authentication vulnerability CVE-2015-4637

Vulnerability Recommended Actions

If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed in theVersions known to be not vulnerable column. If the table lists only an older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.

F5 responds to vulnerabilities in accordance with the Severityvalues published in the previous table. The Severityvalues and other security vulnerability parameters are defined in SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy.

To mitigate this vulnerability, you can disable LDAP remote authentication on the BIG-IQ system, or disable anonymous binding for the LDAP server.

Supplemental Information

• SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
• SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
• SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
• SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
• SOL13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 12.x)
• SOL15106: Managing BIG-IQ product hotfixes
• SOL15113: BIG-IQ hotfix matrix