#VU12844 Data handling in BIG-IP PEM - CVE-2018-5508
Published: May 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12844
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-5508
CWE-ID: CWE-19
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP PEM
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in TMM due to processing compressed data through a Virtual Server with an associated PEM profile using the content insertion option. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in TMM due to processing compressed data through a Virtual Server with an associated PEM profile using the content insertion option. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to versions 13.1.0, 12.1.3.2, 11.6.3 or 11.5.6.