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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1448.5
F5 products affected by Java SE CVE-2018-2783
19 December 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 BIG-IP products
F5 Enterprise Manager
F5 BIG-IQ products
F5 iWorkflow
F5 Traffix SDC
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-2783
Reference: ASB-2018.0085
ESB-2018.1288
ESB-2018.1255
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44923228
Revision History: December 19 2018: Updated for patch release
October 24 2018: Additional fixes introduced for
BIG-IP products
September 21 2018: Patch released
May 16 2018: Source added note that heuristic
H44923228 indicates this.
May 11 2018: Initial Release
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K44923228: Oracle Java SE vulnerability CVE-2018-2783
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: May 11, 2018
Updated Date: Dec 19, 2018
Applies to (see versions):
o Product: BIG-IQ, BIG-IQ Centralized Management
o 5.4.0, 5.3.0, 5.2.0, 5.1.0, 5.0.0, 4.6.0
o Product: BIG-IP, BIG-IP AAM, BIG-IP AFM, BIG-IP Analytics, BIG-IP APM,
BIG-IP ASM, BIG-IP DNS, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, BIG-IP FPS, BIG-IP GTM, BIG-IP
Link Controller, BIG-IP LTM, BIG-IP PEM, BIG-IP WebAccelerator
o 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1,
12.1.0, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2,
11.5.1, 11.2.1
o Product: Enterprise Manager
o 3.1.1
o Product: F5 iWorkflow
o 2.3.0, 2.2.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.2
o Product: Traffix SDC
o 5.1.0, 4.4.0
o Product: Legacy Products, LineRate
o 2.6.2, 2.6.1, 2.6.0
o Product: BIG-IQ Cloud and Orchestration
o 1.0.0
Security Advisory Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle
Java SE (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java
SE: 6u181, 7u161 and 8u152; Java SE Embedded: 8u152; JRockit: R28.3.17.
Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network
access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit.
Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation,
deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE
Embedded, JRockit accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical
data or complete access to all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit accessible
data. Note: Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability
can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed
Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the
specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or
sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.4
(Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/
UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). (CVE-2018-2783)
Impact
BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, F5 iWorkflow, Enterprise Manager, and Traffix SDC
Attacker with network access via multiple protocols may exploit this
vulnerability with unauthorized access and manipulation to the affected data of
all Java SE components.
LineRate
There is no impact; this F5 product is not affected by this vulnerability.
Security Advisory Status
F5 Product Development has assigned IDs 717742 and 717745 (BIG-IP), ID 718146
(Enterprise Manager), ID 718147 (BIG-IQ and iWorkflow), and IDs CPF-24868 and
CPF-24869 (Traffix SDC) to this vulnerability. Additionally, BIG-IP iHealth may
list Heuristic H44923228 on the Diagnostics > Identified > High page.
To determine if your product and version have been evaluated for this
vulnerability, refer to the Applies to (see versions) box. 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.
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| | |Versions |Fixes | |CVSSv3|Vulnerable|
|Product |Branch|known to |introduced|Severity |score^|component |
| | |be |in | |1 |or feature|
| | |vulnerable| | | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| |14.x |14.0.0 |14.1.0 | | | |
| | | |14.0.0.3 | | | |
|BIG-IP (LTM, AAM, +------+----------+----------+ | | |
|AFM, Analytics, |13.x |13.0.0 - |13.1.1.2 | | | |
|APM, ASM, DNS, Edge| |13.1.1 | | | |OpenJDK |
|Gateway, FPS, GTM, +------+----------+----------+High |7.4 |JRE |
|Link Controller, |12.x |12.1.0 - |12.1.3.7 | | | |
|PEM, | |12.1.3 | | | | |
|WebAccelerator) +------+----------+----------+ | | |
| |11.x |11.2.1 - |None | | | |
| | |11.6.3 | | | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|Enterprise Manager |3.x |3.1.1 |None |High |7.4 |OpenJDK |
| | | | | | |JRE |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| |5.x |5.0.0 - |None | | | |
|BIG-IQ Centralized | |5.4.0 | |High |7.4 |OpenJDK |
|Management +------+----------+----------+ | |JRE |
| |4.x |4.6.0 |None | | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|BIG-IQ Cloud and |1.x |1.0.0 |None |High |7.4 |OpenJDK |
|Orchestration | | | | | |JRE |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|F5 iWorkflow |2.x |2.0.2 - |None |High |7.4 |OpenJDK |
| | |2.3.0 | | | |JRE |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
|LineRate |2.x |None |Not |Not |None |None |
| | | |applicable|vulnerable| | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
| |5.x |5.0.0 - |None | | | |
|Traffix SDC | |5.1.0 | |High |7.4 |Java SE |
| +------+----------+----------+ | |(Security)|
| |4.x |4.4.0 |None | | | |
+-------------------+------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+
^1 The CVSSv3 score link takes you to a resource outside of AskF5, and it is
possible that the document may be removed without our knowledge.
Security Advisory 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 Fixes introduced in 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
BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iWorkflow, and Enterprise Manager
To mitigate this vulnerability, you should permit connectivity access to the
affected F5 products only over a secure network and restrict access for the
affected systems to only trusted users. For more information, refer to one or
more of these articles:
o K13309: Restricting access to the Configuration utility by source IP
address (11.x - 14.x)
o K13092: Overview of securing access to the BIG-IP system
o K31401771: Restricting access to the BIG-IQ or F5 iWorkflow user interface
by source IP address
o K39403510: Managing the port lockdown configuration on the BIG-IQ system
Supplemental Information
o K51812227: Understanding Security Advisory versioning
o K41942608: Overview of Security Advisory articles
o K4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
o K4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
o K9502: BIG-IP hotfix and point release matrix
o K48955220: Installing an OPSWAT Endpoint Security update on BIG-IP APM
systems (11.4.x and later)
o K167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
o K9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
o K9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
o K21232150: Considerations for upgrading BIG-IQ or F5 iWorkflow systems
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