Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product3 known exploited16 versions
The short answer

Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager is made by F5. We track 38 published vulnerabilities in it, across 16 versions. 3 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 12 May 2023. If you run Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2014-0196, on 12 May 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2014-0196Exploited list, 12 May 2023

    Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability

    11.1.0 to 11.3.0
  • CVE-2014-6271Exploited list, 28 Jan 2022

    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    10.0.0 to 10.2.411.0.0 to 11.3.0
  • CVE-2014-7169Exploited list, 28 Jan 2022

    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    10.0.0 to 10.2.411.0.0 to 11.3.0
Known exploited

Which Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager vulnerabilities are being exploited?

3 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 5.5
    CVE-2014-0196MediumKnown exploited
    Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability

    Linux Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability within the n_tty_write function that allows local users to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or gain privileges via read and write operations with long strings.

    Chance of use22%Known exploited since12 May 2023
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2014-6271CriticalKnown exploited
    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since28 Jan 2022
  3. 9.8
    CVE-2014-7169CriticalKnown exploited
    GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since28 Jan 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2014-6271CriticalKnown exploited

    GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by...

    CVSS9.8Published24 Sep 2014
  2. >99%
    CVE-2014-7169CriticalKnown exploited

    GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown...

    CVSS9.8Published25 Sep 2014
  3. 22%
    CVE-2014-0196MediumKnown exploited

    The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly manage tty driver access in the "LECHO & !OPOST" case, which allows local users to cause a denial of service...

    CVSS5.5Published7 May 2014
  4. 9.7%

    racoon/gssapi.c in IPsec-Tools 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a series of crafted UDP requests.

    CVSS7.8Published29 May 2015
  5. 7.2%

    The sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not validate certain auth_enable and auth_capable fields before making an sctp_sf_authenticate call, which allows...

    CVSS7.8Published11 Mar 2014
  6. 6.8%

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the configuration utility in F5 BIG-IP before 12.0.0 and Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files in the web root via...

    CVSS4.0Published17 Sep 2015
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We track 38 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager, across 16 versions. The most recent Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2014-0196, on 12 May 2023.

3 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2014-0196, CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2014-0196, affects 11.1.0 to 11.3.0. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Big-IP WAN Optimization Manager. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.