F5 Networks Acquires NGINX For $670 Million

One of the most important software companies NGINX, which is also behind the very popular open-source web server of the same name, is being acquired by its rival, F5 Networks, in a deal valued at about $670 million. While NGINX is not a name that you have ever heard of, the reality is that you us...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability (K46401178)

Improper escaping of values in an undisclosed page of the BIG-IP Configuration utilitymay result in an improper handling on the JSON response when it is injected by a malicious script through a remotecross-site scripting XSS attack. CVE-2019-6599 Impact BIG-IP andEnterprise Manager This...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability (K29280193)

When authenticated administrative users run commands in the Traffic Management User Interface TMUI, also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced. CVE-2019-6597 Impact BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager This vulnerability allows a privilege...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability (K23734425)

When remote authentication is enabled for administrative users and all external users are granted the guest role, unsanitized values can be reflected to the client via the login page. This can lead to a cross-site scripting attack against unauthenticated clients. CVE-2019-6600 Impact BIG-IP This...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP AAM security vulnerability (K25359902)

The BIG-IP AAM wamd process used in the processing of images and PDFs fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts. CVE-2019-6601 Impact This issue does not have a direct exploit, but may be used in unknown ways when targeting the BIG-IP AAM module. C Tenable Network Security, In...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability (K44603900)

Malformed requests to the Traffic Management User Interface TMUI, also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility,may lead to disruption of TMUI services. This attack requires an authenticated user with any role other than the No Access role. The No Access user role cannot login and does not...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM DTLS vulnerability (K97241515)

When processing fragmentedClientHello messages in a DTLS session TMM may corrupt memory eventually leading to a crash. Only systems offering DTLS connections via APM are impacted. CVE-2019-6596 Impact This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service DoS on the affected BIG-IP...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : Kernel vulnerability (K62442245)

The tcpchecksendhead function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not properly maintain certain SACK state after a failed data copy, which allows local users to cause a denial of service tcpxmitretransmitqueue use-after-free and system crash via a crafted SACK option...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K01713115)

Controls for zone transfers may not be properly applied to Dynamically Loadable Zones DLZs if the zones are writable Versions affected: BIND 9.9.0 - 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.0 - 9.11.5-P2, 9.12.0 - 9.12.3-P2, and versions 9.9.3-S1 - 9.11.5-S3 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. Versions 9.13.0 - 9.13.6 o...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K25244852)

'managed-keys' is a feature which allows a BIND resolver to automatically maintain the keys used by trust anchors which operators configure for use in DNSSEC validation. Due to an error in the managed-keys feature it is possible for a BIND server which uses managed-keys to exit due to an assertio...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K00040234)

A failure to free memory can occur when processing messages having a specific combination of EDNS options. Versions affected are: BIND 9.10.7 - 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.3 - 9.11.5-P1, 9.12.0 - 9.12.3-P1, and versions 9.10.7-S1 - 9.11.5-S3 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. Versions 9.13.0 - 9.13.6 of th...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM XSS vulnerability (K31424926)

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager APM 11.5.x and 11.6.x Admin Web UI. CVE-2019-6595 Impact A remote attacker may be able to access the BIG-IP APM logon page and inject arbitrary web script or HTML to launch a cross-site scripting XSS attack. C Tenable Netwo...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP TMM vulnerability (K91026261)

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 11.6.3.3 / 12.1.4 / 13.1.1.2 / 14.0.0.3 / 14.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K91026261 advisory. - On BIG-IP 11.5.1-11.6.3.2, 12.1.3.4-12.1.3.7, 13.0.0 HF1-13.1.1.1, and...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM SSL profile vulnerability (K54167061)

TMM may restart and produce a core file when validating SSL certificates in Client SSL or Server SSL profiles. CVE-2019-6592 Impact BIG-IP The Traffic Management Microkernel TMM may restart and temporarily fail to process traffic. BIG-IQ, Enterprise Manager, F5 iWorkflow, and Traffix SDC There is...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM TLS virtual server vulnerability (K10065173)

A BIG-IP virtual server configured with a Client SSL profile may be vulnerable to a chosen ciphertext attack against CBC ciphers. When exploited, this may result in plaintext recovery of encrypted messages through a man-in-the-middle MITM attack, despite the attacker not having gained access to t...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM XSS vulnerability (K32840424)

A reflected cross-site scripting XSS vulnerabilityexists in the resource information page for authenticated users when a full webtop is configured on the BIG-IP APM system. CVE-2019-6591 Impact An authenticated attacker may be able to inject malicious content. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMM vulnerability (K55101404)

Under certain conditions, the TMM may consume excessive resources when processing SSL Session ID Persistence traffic. CVE-2019-6590 Impact BIG-IP This vulnerability may result as a denial-of-service DOS attack on the affected BIG-IP systemwhen the systemconsumes excessive memory resources. This...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM OAuth failure response message vulnerability (K27617652)

When APM is deployed as an OAuth Resource Server, APM becomes a client application to an external OAuth authorization server. In certain cases when communication between the BIG-IP APM and the OAuth authorization server is lost, APM may not display the intended message in the failure response...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP ARM BGP vulnerability (K17264695)

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 11.5.9 / 11.6.3.3 / 12.1.3.7 / 13.1.1.2 / 14.0.0.3 / 14.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K17264695 advisory. - The BGP daemon bgpd in all IP Infusion ZebOS versions to 7.10.6 and all...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : TMUI vulnerability (K61620494)

When authenticated administrative users run commands in the Traffic Management User Interface TMUI, also referred to as the BIG-IP Configuration utility, restrictions on allowed commands may not be enforced. CVE-2018-15329 Impact This vulnerability may allow non-administrative TMUI users to run...