High severity · published Mar 28, 2019
CVE-2019-6603
In BIG-IP 11.5.1-11.5.8, 11.6.1-11.6.3, 12.1.0-12.1.3, and 13.0.0-13.0.1, malformed TCP packets sent to a self IP address or a FastL4 virtual server may cause an interruption of…
7.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In BIG-IP 11.5.1-11.5.8, 11.6.1-11.6.3, 12.1.0-12.1.3, and 13.0.0-13.0.1, malformed TCP packets sent to a self IP address or a FastL4 virtual server may cause an interruption of service. The control plane is not exposed to this issue. This issue impacts the data plane virtual servers and self IPs.
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)1.8% · higher than 78% 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
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Analytics · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BA
Big-ip Application Security Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BE
Big-ip Edge Gateway · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BF
Big-ip Fraud Protection Service · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BG
Big-ip Global Traffic Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Link Controller · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BL
Big-ip Local Traffic Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
BP
Big-ip Protocol Security Manager · F5
11.5.1 through 11.5.8; 11.6.1 through 11.6.3; 12.1.0 through 12.1.3; 13.0.0 through 13.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6603
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6603
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107625
Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14632915
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