Privilege escalation in F5 BIG-IP APM Client



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-15332
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 APM Clients
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances

Vendor F5 Networks

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU16347

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15332

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local unprivileged attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to race condition in the svpn component. A local attacker can gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.

Mitigation

Update to version 7.1.7.2.

Vulnerable software versions

APM Clients: 7.1.5 - 7.1.7

CPE2.3 External links

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12130880


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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