Improper resource shutdown in F5 Networks products - CVE-2018-5517
Published: May 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12336
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5517
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: F5 Networks
Affected software:
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP Edge Gateway
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP WebAccelerator
BIG-IP WebSafe
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the target Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) component due to improper resource shutdown. A remote attacker can send specially crafted TCP packets to the target self IP address or FastL4 virtual server and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the target Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) component due to improper resource shutdown. A remote attacker can send specially crafted TCP packets to the target self IP address or FastL4 virtual server and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5517
Update to version 13.1.0.6.