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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2846
SOL49820145: Apache Tomcat vulnerability CVE-2016-8735
2 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 ARX
F5 Traffix SDC
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Virtualisation
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2016-8735
Reference: ESB-2016.2795
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/49/sol49820145.html
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SOL49820145: Apache Tomcat vulnerability CVE-2016-8735
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 12/01/2016
Vulnerability Description
** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or
individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the
candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be
provided. (CVE-2016-8735)
Impact
An attacker can execute arbitrary code via the Apache Tomcat
JmxRemoteLifecycleListener component.
Security Issue Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 466436 (ARX) and INSTALLER-2832
(Traffix SDC) 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 Severity Vulnerable component or feature
ARX 6.2.0 - 6.4.0 None Medium Apache Tomcat
Traffix SDC 5.0.0 - 5.1.0 None Medium Apache Tomcat
4.0.0 - 4.4.0
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 the Versions 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.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, you can limit access to the ARX GUI and
Traffix SDC Management Console to only use secure networks.
Supplemental Information
SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
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