SB2019122312 - Resource exhaustion in BIG-IP Analytics 



SB2019122312 - Resource exhaustion in BIG-IP Analytics

Published: December 23, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019122312
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6683)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

On versions 15.0.0-15.0.1.1, 14.1.0-14.1.2.2, 14.0.0-14.0.1, 13.1.0-13.1.3.2, 12.1.0-12.1.5, and 11.5.2-11.6.5.1, BIG-IP virtual servers with Loose Initiation enabled on a FastL4 profile may be subject to excessive flow usage under undisclosed conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.