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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                              ESB-2021.2210.2
                Python Flask vulnerability CVE-2018-1000656
                             14 September 2021

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           BIG-IQ
                   F5OS
Publisher:         F5 Networks
Operating System:  Network Appliance
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Mitigation
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-1000656  

Reference:         ESB-2020.1908
                   ESB-2020.0955
                   ESB-2019.3184

Original Bulletin: 
   https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K63597327

Revision History:  September 14 2021: Vendor updated versions known to be vulnerable
                   June      23 2021: Initial Release

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K63597327: Python Flask vulnerability CVE-2018-1000656

Original Publication Date: 23 Jun, 2021
Latest   Publication Date: 13 Sep, 2021

Security Advisory Description

The Pallets Project flask version Before 0.12.3 contains a CWE-20: Improper
Input Validation vulnerability in flask that can result in Large amount of
memory usage possibly leading to denial of service. This attack appear to be
exploitable via Attacker provides JSON data in incorrect encoding. This
vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.12.3. NOTE: this may overlap
CVE-2019-1010083. (CVE-2018-1000656)

Impact

An attacker may use crafted JSON data to cause a denial-of-service (DoS)
attack.

BIG-IQ Centralized Management

Only the control plane for the BIG-IQ Configuration utility uses the Python
Flask module.

F5OS

Only the web server for the front panel LCD touchscreen uses Flask. They system
uses the LCD web server only when you access the front panel touchscreen. No
other component interacts with Flask.

Security Advisory Status

F5 Product Development has assigned ID 1025037 (BIG-IQ) and ID 1025305 (F5OS)
to this vulnerability.

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, point releases, or
hotfixes that address the vulnerability, refer to the following table. For more
information about security advisory versioning, refer to K51812227:
Understanding security advisory versioning.

Note: After a fix is introduced for a given minor branch, that fix applies to
all subsequent maintenance and point releases for that branch, and no
additional fixes for that branch will be listed in the table. For example, when
a fix is introduced in 14.1.2.3, the fix also applies to 14.1.2.4, and all
later 14.1.x releases (14.1.3.x., 14.1.4.x). For more information, refer to
K51812227: Understanding security advisory versioning. Additionally, software
versions preceding those listed in the following table have reached the End of
Technical Support (EoTS) phase of their lifecycle and are no longer evaluated
for security issues. For more information, refer to the Security hotfixes
section of K4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy.

+------------+------+--------------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
|            |      |Versions known|Fixes     |          |CVSSv3|Vulnerable   |
|Product     |Branch|to be         |introduced|Severity  |score^|component or |
|            |      |vulnerable^1  |in        |          |2     |feature      |
+------------+------+--------------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
|            |16.x  |None          |Not       |          |      |             |
|            |      |              |applicable|          |      |             |
|            +------+--------------+----------+          |      |             |
|            |15.x  |None          |Not       |          |      |             |
|            |      |              |applicable|          |      |             |
|            +------+--------------+----------+          |      |             |
|            |14.x  |None          |Not       |          |      |             |
|BIG-IP (all |      |              |applicable|Not       |      |             |
|modules)    +------+--------------+----------+vulnerable|None  |None         |
|            |13.x  |None          |Not       |          |      |             |
|            |      |              |applicable|          |      |             |
|            +------+--------------+----------+          |      |             |
|            |12.x  |None          |Not       |          |      |             |
|            |      |              |applicable|          |      |             |
|            +------+--------------+----------+          |      |             |
|            |11.x  |None          |Not       |          |      |             |
|            |      |              |applicable|          |      |             |
+------------+------+--------------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
|            |8.x   |8.0.0         |None      |          |      |             |
|BIG-IQ      +------+--------------+----------+          |      |Configuration|
|Centralized |7.x   |7.0.0 - 7.1.0 |None      |High      |7.5   |utility      |
|Management  +------+--------------+----------+          |      |             |
|            |6.x   |6.0.1 - 6.1.0 |None      |          |      |             |
+------------+------+--------------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
|F5OS        |1.x   |1.1.0 - 1.1.4 |None      |High      |7.5   |LCD web      |
|            |      |              |          |          |      |server       |
+------------+------+--------------+----------+----------+------+-------------+
|Traffix SDC |5.x   |None          |Not       |Not       |None  |None         |
|            |      |              |applicable|vulnerable|      |             |
+------------+------+--------------+----------+----------+------+-------------+

^1F5 evaluates only software versions that have not yet reached the End of
Technical Support (EoTS) phase of their lifecycle.

^2The CVSSv3 score link takes you to a resource outside of AskF5, and it is
possible that the document may be removed without our knowledge.

Recommended Actions

If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable
column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by installing a version listed in
the Fixes introduced in column. If the Fixes introduced in column does not list
a version for your branch, then no update candidate currently exists for that
branch and F5 recommends upgrading to a version with the fix (refer to the
table).

If the Fixes introduced in column lists a version prior to the one you are
running, in the same branch, then your version should have the fix.

Mitigation

BIG-IQ Centralized Management

To mitigate this vulnerability for the BIG-IQ system, permit management
access only over a secure network, limit access to only trusted users, and
limit network access only to designated source IP addresses. For more
information about securing access to BIG-IQ systems, refer to K31401771:
Restricting access to the BIG-IQ or F5 iWorkflow user interface by source IP
address and K39403510: Managing the port lockdown configuration on the BIG-IQ
system.

F5OS

To mitigate this vulnerability for F5OS, restrict physical access to the front
panel LCD touchscreen to only trusted users.

Supplemental Information

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 K8986: F5 software lifecycle policy
  o K9502: BIG-IP hotfix and point release matrix
  o K13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 16.x)
  o K15106: Managing BIG-IQ product hotfixes
  o K15113: BIG-IQ 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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