Improper resource shutdown in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-5503

 

Improper resource shutdown in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-5503

Published: March 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11253
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5503
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP Analytics

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper resource shutdown. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-5503

Update to versions 13.1.0.4 or 12.1.3.2.

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