32734 : F5 FirePass Dotless IP Address URL Restriction Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-01-05

Description

FirePass contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass web filter restrictions. The issue is triggered when a user submits an IP address in a URL as a dotless, decimal value, which may allow to bypass any 'deny' statements that may have otherwise affected the IP address, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

User of series 5 of the software should upgrade to version 5.5.2. There is also a feature release for verson 6 which addresses this issue. Users of 5.5.1 should contact the vendor for a hotfix. These measure have been reported to address this vulnerability.

Products

F5 Networks, Inc.	FirePass	5.0
		5.2.1
		5.5.2
		6.0
		5.4
		5.5.1

References

CVE ID: 2007-0188 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 21957
Secunia Advisory ID: 23640
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0141.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.mnin.org/advisories/2007_firepass.pdf
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: https://tech.f5.com/home/solutions/sol6922.html

Credit

Michael Ligh - mnin.org
Greg Sinclair -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-01-12 | Disagree?

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