CVE-2015-8611

Critical

Description

BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platforms do not properly sync passwords with the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, which might allow remote attackers to obtain login access to AOM via an (1) expired or (2) default password.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductF5 Big-ip Domain Name System
PublishedJan 12, 2016
First seenJan 12, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_link_controller12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_analytics12.0.0—

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