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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0586
The BIG-IP APM system may log passwords in plaintext when
the Debug log level is enabled
26 February 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: F5 BIG-IP products
Publisher: F5 Networks
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Original Bulletin:
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31757417
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K31757417:The BIG-IP APM system may log passwords in plaintext when the Debug log level is enabled
Security Advisory
Original Publication Date: 26 Feb, 2019
Security Advisory Description
This issue occurs when all of the following conditions are met:
o You enable the Debug log level for the access policy.
o You configure the access policy on the BIG-IP APM system with either of the
following:
Citrix Login prompt with two-factor authentication
Logon page agent with multiple password type variables
Impact
The BIG-IP APM system logs passwords in plaintext.
Symptoms
As a result of this issue, you may encounter the following symptom:
o In the /var/log/apm file, the BIG-IP APM system logs the plaintext password
in a message similar to the following example:
debug apmd[4045]: 01490000:7: HTTPParser.cpp func: "parseHttpGenericHeader
()" line: 513 Msg: Header received, password1: Pa55w0rd123
Security Advisory Status
F5 Product Development has assigned ID 677058 to this issue. F5 has confirmed
that this issue exists in the products listed in the Applies to (see versions)
box, located in the upper-right corner of this article. For information about
releases, point releases, or hotfixes that resolve this issue, refer to the
following table.
+------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------+
|Type of fix |Fixes introduced |Related articles |
| |in | |
+------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------+
| |13.1.0 | |
|Release |13.0.1 |K2200: Most recent versions of F5 |
| |12.1.4 |software |
| |11.6.3 | |
+------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------+
|Point release/ |12.1.3.1 |K9502: BIG-IP hotfix and point release |
|hotfix | |matrix |
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Security Advisory Recommended Actions
Workaround
None
Supplemental Information
o K51812227: Understanding Security Advisory versioning
o K41942608: Overview of AskF5 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 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
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