Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-6681 |
CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
BIG-IP LTM Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances |
Vendor | F5 Networks |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU23787
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6681
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the tmrouted process on a BIG-IP system licensed with the Routing bundle and configured for Multicast Forwarding Cache (MFC). A remote attacker can trigger memory leak and perform a denial of service attack by exhausting system resources.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsBIG-IP LTM: 13.0.0 - 15.0.1.1
External linkshttp://api-u.f5.com/support/kb-articles/K93417064?cacheFlag=false
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K93417064
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.