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Apr 07, 2014Nimbostratus
OpenSSL and Heart Bleed Vuln
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Hi Team,
I know this question is eventually going to be asked - I may as well do it.
With the news today about the Heartblee...
HR_38560
Apr 08, 2014Nimbostratus
so is 11.5.0 safe or do we need to update?
- What_Lies_Bene1Apr 08, 2014CirrostratusThere is no update. v11.5 is vulnerable to this issue in two respects: 1) Where the Management Web GUI is concerned and 2) If any of your SSL Profiles contain cipher strings which contain compat ciphers but only if the client negotiates a compat cipher (which a hacker clearly would ensure happens).
- HR_38560Apr 08, 2014Nimbostratusoke waiting for a update then, had an upgrade scheduled for 11.5, but actually our 10.2.4 version is actually safer then :D
- BinaryCanary_19Apr 08, 2014Historic F5 AccountI'm not a security expert, so you may want to verify this independently: 1. The Native Stack on the Bigip v11.5.0 is not vulnerable. 2. You can force use of the native stack by specifying "NATIVE" as your cipher suites list on your SSL profiles. On 11.5, there is a long list of ciphers supported by NATIVE, so this should not cause any significant loss of options for connecting clients.
- BinaryCanary_19Apr 08, 2014Historic F5 AccountThat said, I wouldn't update my production boxes to 11.5 just yet, unless there is a pressing need for a feature there. Usually good to give software a few months for other brave souls to test before you upgrade your critical devices.
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