Medium severity · published May 2, 2018
CVE-2018-5518
On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5 or 12.0.0-12.1.3.3, malicious root users with access to a VCMP guest can cause a disruption of service on adjacent VCMP guests running on the same…
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On F5 BIG-IP 13.0.0-13.1.0.5 or 12.0.0-12.1.3.3, malicious root users with access to a VCMP guest can cause a disruption of service on adjacent VCMP guests running on the same host. Exploiting this vulnerability causes the vCMPd process on the adjacent VCMP guest to restart and produce a core file. This issue is only exploitable on a VCMP guest which is operating in "host-only" or "bridged" mode. VCMP guests which are "isolated" are not impacted by this issue and do not provide mechanism to exploit the vulnerability. Guests which are deployed in "Appliance Mode" may be impacted however the exploit is not possible from an Appliance Mode guest. To exploit this vulnerability root access on a guest system deployed as "host-only" or "bridged" mode is required.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% 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
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
BW
Big-ip Webaccelerator · F5
12.0.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5518
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5518
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040797
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03165684
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