CVE-2018-15331 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

On BIG-IP AAM 13.0.0 or 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, the dcdb_convert utility used by BIG-IP AAM fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts, which could be used to leverage attacks against the BIG-IP system.

Published: 2018-12-20

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

F5 Networks, Inc.

BIG-IP (AAM)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13.0.0, 12.1.0-12.1.3.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:13.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7209	On BIG-IP AAM 13.0.0 or 12.1.0-12.1.3.7, the dcdb_convert utility used by BIG-IP AAM fails to drop group permissions when executing helper scripts, which could be used to leverage attacks against the BIG-IP system.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00221.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54843525

History

No history.

Subscriptions

F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: f5

Published: 2018-12-20T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:33:06.373Z

Reserved: 2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-15331

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-20T20:29:00.357

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:50:34.890

Link: CVE-2018-15331

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-269

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