SOL17378 - SNMP vulnerability CVE-2015-5621

Vulnerability Recommended Actions

If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed in the**Versions known to be not vulnerable **column. If the table lists only an older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.

To mitigate this vulnerability, you can disable the SNMP service on the affected F5 products. Alternatively, you can implement access control on the network interface of the affected F5 products where the SNMP service is exposed. For information about implementing access control on the BIG-IP and Enterprise Manager systems, refer to the following articles:

• SOL13535: Restricting SNMP access to the BIG-IP system
• SOL13092: Overview of securing access to the BIG-IP system

Supplemental Information

• SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
• SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
• SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
• SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
• SOL13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 12.x)
• SOL9502: BIG-IP hotfix matrix
• SOL15106: Managing BIG-IQ product hotfixes
• SOL15113: BIG-IQ hotfix matrix