High severity · published Jan 20, 2016
CVE-2015-5516
Memory leak in the last hop kernel module in F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, and Link Controller 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before…
7.5
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Memory leak in the last hop kernel module in F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, and Link Controller 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.x before HF6, BIG-IP AAM 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2 and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP AFM and PEM 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP Analytics 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP APM and ASM 10.1.0 through 10.2.4, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, 11.4.x, 11.5.x before 11.5.3 HF2, and 11.6.0 before HF6, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, WebAccelerator, and WOM 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, and 11.3.0, BIG-IP PSM 10.1.x, 10.2.x before 10.2.4 HF13, 11.x before 11.2.1 HF15, 11.3.x, and 11.4.x before 11.4.1 HF, Enterprise Manager 3.0.0 through 3.1.1, BIG-IQ Cloud and Security 4.0.0 through 4.5.0, BIG-IQ Device 4.2.0 through 4.5.0, and BIG-IQ ADC 4.5.0 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted UDP packets.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Big-ip Access Policy Manager · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; +12 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.3.0; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +2 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.0.0; 11.1.0; 11.2.0; 11.2.1; 11.3.0; 11.4.0; +6 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; 11.5.3; +1 more · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; +12 more · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; +5 more · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Enterprise Manager · F5
3.0.0; 3.1.0; 3.1.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; +12 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; +12 more · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; +14 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
11.3.0; 11.4.0; 11.4.1; 11.5.0; 11.5.1; 11.5.2; +2 more · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Protocol Security Module · F5
10.1.0; 10.2.0; 10.2.1; 10.2.2; 10.2.3; 10.2.4; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5516
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5516
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034686
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034687
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/k/00/sol00032124.html
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