Improper access control in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-5518
Published: May 2, 2018 / Updated: May 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12331
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5518
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the vcmpd process due to improper access control. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the vcmpd process due to improper access control. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.
Affected software
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5518
Update to version 12.1.3.4 or 13.1.0.6.