#VU13561 Denial of service in BIG-IP - CVE-2017-6153
Published: July 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13561
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6153
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP
Software vendor:
F5 Networks
F5 Networks
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in features that utilizes inflate functionality directly. A remote attacker can use an iRule, or the inflate code from PEM module, conduct a "Zip Bomb" attack and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 11.6.3.2, 11.5.6, 12.1.3.2, 13.1.0.4.