Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6249 (CCN-122311)

Assigned:2016-07-19
Published:2017-02-11
Updated:2017-07-25
Summary:F5 BIG-IP 12.0.0 and 11.5.0 - 11.6.1 REST requests which timeout during user account authentication may log sensitive attributes such as passwords in plaintext to /var/log/restjavad.0.log. It may allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
4.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
5.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6249

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1037873

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
f5-bigip-cve20166249-info-disc(122311)

Source: CCN
Type: F5 Security Advisory K12685114
BIG-IP REST vulnerability CVE-2016-6249

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12685114

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:11.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_websafe:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip advanced firewall manager 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip analytics 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip analytics 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip analytics 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip analytics 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip analytics 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip analytics 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip analytics 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip analytics 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip application acceleration manager 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip application security manager 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip application security manager 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip application security manager 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip application security manager 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip application security manager 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip application security manager 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip application security manager 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip application security manager 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip domain name system 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip global traffic manager 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip global traffic manager 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip global traffic manager 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip global traffic manager 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip global traffic manager 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip global traffic manager 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip global traffic manager 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip link controller 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip link controller 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip link controller 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip link controller 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip link controller 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip link controller 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip link controller 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip link controller 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip policy enforcement manager 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip websafe 11.5.0
    f5 big-ip websafe 11.5.1
    f5 big-ip websafe 11.5.2
    f5 big-ip websafe 11.5.3
    f5 big-ip websafe 11.5.4
    f5 big-ip websafe 11.6.0
    f5 big-ip websafe 11.6.1
    f5 big-ip websafe 12.0.0
    f5 big-ip local traffic manager 12.1.1
    f5 big-ip analytics 12.1.1
    f5 big-ip access policy manager 12.1.1
    f5 big-ip link controller 12.1.1