Improper input validation in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-5504
Published: March 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11256
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5504
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted WebSocket packet and cause the target Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to execute arbitrary code.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted WebSocket packet and cause the target Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) to execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP WebSafe
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5504
Update to version 12.1.3.2 or 13.1.0.4.