CVE-2014-2927

9.3 · HIGH

Published Oct 15, 2014 f5 CWE-287 EPSS 7.92% (94th pctl) AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-2927 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting f5 arx. It was published on October 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The rsync daemon in F5 BIG-IP 11.6 before 11.6.0, 11.5.1 before HF3, 11.5.0 before HF4, 11.4.1 before HF4, 11.4.0 before HF7, 11.3.0 before HF9, and 11.2.1 before HF11 and Enterprise Manager 3.x before 3.1.1 HF2, when configured in failover mode, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via a cmi request to the ConfigSync IP address.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from f5. Update arx to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34465 Ref www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/F5_Unauthenticated_rsync_access_to_Remote_Root_Code_Execution.pdf Ref support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/200/sol15236.html Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34465 Ref www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/F5_Unauthenticated_rsync_access_to_Remote_Root_Code_Execution.pdf Ref support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/200/sol15236.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2927?

CVE-2014-2927 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting f5 arx. It was published on October 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2927?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2927?

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