High severity · published Jun 27, 2018
CVE-2018-5527
On BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.7, a remote attacker using undisclosed methods against virtual servers configured with a Client SSL or Server SSL profile that has the SSL Forward Proxy…
7.5
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
On BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.7, a remote attacker using undisclosed methods against virtual servers configured with a Client SSL or Server SSL profile that has the SSL Forward Proxy feature enabled can force the Traffic Management Microkernel (tmm) to leak memory. As a result, system memory usage increases over time, which may eventually cause a decrease in performance or a system reboot due to memory exhaustion.
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)2.5% · higher than 85% 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
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BD
Big-ip Domain Name System · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
BW
Big-ip Webaccelerator · F5
13.0.0 through 13.1.0.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5527
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5527
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041196
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20134942
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