CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-6165

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Oct 20, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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In F5 BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, GTM, Link Controller, PEM, and WebSafe 11.5.1 HF6 through 11.5.4 HF4, 11.6.0 through 11.6.1 HF1, and 12.0.0 through 12.1.2 on VIPRION platforms only, the script which synchronizes SafeNet External Network HSM configuration elements between blades in a clustered deployment will log the HSM partition password in cleartext to the /var/log/ltm log file.

Weakness

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_access_policy_managerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_advanced_firewall_managerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_analyticsF512.2.0 (including)12.2.0 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_application_acceleration_managerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_application_security_managerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_domain_name_systemF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_global_traffic_managerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_link_controllerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_local_traffic_managerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_policy_enforcement_managerF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF511.5.1 (including)11.5.1 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF511.5.2 (including)11.5.2 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF511.5.3 (including)11.5.3 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF511.5.4 (including)11.5.4 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF511.6.0 (including)11.6.0 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF511.6.1 (including)11.6.1 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF512.0.0 (including)12.0.0 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF512.1.0 (including)12.1.0 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF512.1.1 (including)12.1.1 (including)
Big-ip_websafeF512.1.2 (including)12.1.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References