cvelist/2017/6xxx/CVE-2017-6144.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "f5sirt@f5.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-07-12T00:00:00",
        "ID": "CVE-2017-6144",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "F5 BIG-IP PEM",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "12.1.0 through 12.1.2"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "F5 Networks, Inc."
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "In F5 BIG-IP PEM 12.1.0 through 12.1.2 when downloading the Type Allocation Code (TAC) database file via HTTPS, the server's certificate is not verified. Attackers in a privileged network position may be able to launch a man-in-the-middle attack against these connections. TAC databases are used in BIG-IP PEM for Device Type and OS (DTOS) and Tethering detection. Customers not using BIG-IP PEM, not configuring downloads of TAC database files, or not using HTTP for that download are not affected."
            }
        ]
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Certificate verification vulnerability"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K81601350",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K81601350"
            }
        ]
    }
}