CVE-2017-6165 Information disclosure in F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, WebSafe

Critical 9.8 Published 20 Oct 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker with log access can read cleartext HSM partition passwords from log files in clustered F5 BIG-IP deployments on VIPRION platforms.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-6165?

CVE-2017-6165 is a critical vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 20 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4, 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 on VIPRION platforms only, the script which synchronizes SafeNet External Network HSM configuration elements between blades in a clustered deployment will log the HSM partition password in cleartext to the "/var/log/ltm" log file.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6165?

It affects 11 products.

Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager, F5 Big-Ip Domain Name System and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-6165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4x6p-8h5m-3xj2.