Risk | Medium |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-15903 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
F5OS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | F5 Networks |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU21091
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15903
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing XML documents within the expat library. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XML file, pass it to the affected application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the affected application.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsF5OS: 1.1.0 - 1.3.1
External linkshttp://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05295469
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.