Resource exhaustion in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-5501
Published: March 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11390
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-2018-5501
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP LTM
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a lack of flow control. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input, trigger excessive buffering and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to a lack of flow control. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input, trigger excessive buffering and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5501
Update to versions 13.0.0 or 12.1.3.2.