SB2018041009 - Security restrictions bypass in F5 BIG-IP DNS
Published: April 10, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041009
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper access control. On systems where the hostname is a public domain name that the BIG-IP system owner does not control, a remote attacker can hijack the DNS to cause DNS queries to be redirected to a remote DNS server.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.