#VU13562 Improper input validation in BIG-IP - CVE-2018-5522 

 

#VU13562 Improper input validation in BIG-IP - CVE-2018-5522

Published: July 4, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13562
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-2018-5522
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BIG-IP
Software vendor:
F5 Networks

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error when when processing DIAMETER transactions. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted attribute-value pairs and cause TMM to crash.

Remediation

The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 11.6.3.2, 11.5.6, 12.1.3, 13.1.0.

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