CVE-2016-5736

High

Description

The default configuration of the IPsec IKE peer listener in F5 BIG-IP LTM, Analytics, APM, ASM, and Link Controller 11.2.1 before HF16, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF2; BIG-IP AAM, AFM, and PEM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, 11.6.x before 11.6.1, and 12.x before 12.0.0 HF2; BIG-IP DNS 12.x before 12.0.0 HF2; BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 11.2.1 before HF16; BIG-IP GTM 11.2.1 before HF16, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.4 HF2, and 11.6.x before 11.6.1; and BIG-IP PSM 11.4.0 through 11.4.1 improperly enables the anonymous IPsec IKE peer configuration object, which allows remote attackers to establish an IKE Phase 1 negotiation and possibly conduct brute-force attacks against Phase 2 negotiations via unspecified vectors.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductF5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager
PublishedAug 19, 2016
First seenAug 19, 2016

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
f5 big-ip_application_acceleration_manager11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_webaccelerator11.2.1—
f5 big-ip_analytics11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_domain_name_system12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_edge_gateway11.2.1—
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_local_traffic_manager11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_websafe11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_global_traffic_manager11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0—
f5 big-ip_link_controller11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—
f5 big-ip_protocol_security_module11.4.0, 11.4.1—
f5 big-ip_wan_optimization_manager11.2.1—
f5 big-ip_application_security_manager11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.6.0, 12.0.0—

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