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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.0671 sol15229: BIG-IQ privilege escalation vulnerability Security AdvisorySecurity Advisory 7 May 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: BIG-IQ Cloud BIG-IQ Security Publisher: F5 Operating System: Network Appliance Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade Original Bulletin: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/200/sol15229.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- sol15229: BIG-IQ privilege escalation vulnerability Security AdvisorySecurity Advisory Original Publication Date: 05/02/2014 Description The BIG-IQ system allows an input validation attack in which an authenticated user is able to escalate their authorization level to that of another user. Impact An authenticated user with limited access may be able to gain administrative access to the system. Status F5 Product Development has assigned ID 428984 (BIG-IQ) to this vulnerability. To determine if your release is known to be vulnerable, the components or features that are affected by the vulnerability, and for information about releases or hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following table: Product Versions known to be vulnerable Versions known to be not vulnerable Vulnerable component or feature BIG-IP LTM None 11.0.0 - 11.5.1 None 10.0.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP AAM None 11.4.0 - 11.5.1 None BIG-IP AFM None 11.3.0 - 11.5.1 None BIG-IP None 11.0.0 - 11.5.1 None Analytics BIG-IP APM None 11.0.0 - 11.5.1 None 10.1.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP ASM None 11.0.0 - 11.5.1 None 10.0.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP Edge None 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None Gateway 10.1.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP GTM None 11.0.0 - 11.5.1 None 10.0.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP None 11.0.0 - 11.5.1 None Link Controller 10.0.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP PEM None 11.3.0 - 11.5.1 None BIG-IP PSM None 11.0.0 - 11.4.1 None 10.0.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP None 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None WebAccelerator 10.0.0 - 10.2.4 BIG-IP WOM None 11.0.0 - 11.3.0 None 10.0.0 - 10.2.4 ARX None 6.0.0 - 6.4.0 None Enterprise None 3.0.0 - 3.1.1 None Manager 2.1.0 - 2.3.0 FirePass None 7.0.0 None 6.0.0 - 6.1.0 BIG-IQ Cloud 4.0.0 - 4.1.0 4.2.0 - 4.3.0 Configuration utility access control BIG-IQ Device None 4.2.0 - 4.3.0 None BIG-IQ Security 4.0.0 - 4.1.0 4.2.0 - 4.3.0 Configuration utility access control Recommended Action If the previous table lists a version in the Versions known to be not vulnerable column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to the listed version. 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